---
id: 8377
title: "The Danger of Retaining Data"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/the-danger-of-retaining-data/"
published_at: "2011-04-15T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "risk-management", "breach-notification", "data-retention", "data-classification", "records-management"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8377"
lang: en
---

# The Danger of Retaining Data

## Summary

A NetSPI post recounts defunct-company records with SSNs and medical data auctioned off with filing cabinets, using the case to argue for data classification, retention and destruction policies.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2011-04-15T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/the-danger-of-retaining-data/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8377