Kieran Maguire: Arsenal petrified of data ‘leak’ that could cost a ‘fortune’
Arsenal are rightly petrified of losing invaluable data in a club leak and are wise to protect themselves with the very best cybersecurity services.
That is the view of finance guru Kieran Maguire, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the value of data for blue chip clubs like the Gunners.
Arsenal announced on Tuesday (16 August) that they had renewed their cyber protection partnership with Acronis.
The leading technology company specialises in sports organisations and will continue to head up the Londoners’ data protection, recovery and backup processes.
They are one of several leading Premier League sides to use Acronis services, including Man City and West Ham.
Maguire explained why top flight sides are so wary of losing data to a leak.
“First of all, they want to keep commercial arrangements with partners under wraps,” he told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“There is also the data in relation to fans that have accessed the app. That has value and also has to be protected under GDPR rules.
“Then there is in-house stuff. The work that is done by the talent and recruitment department is worth a fortune. That’s the list of their targets, who they feel is undervalued and so on.
“If that got leaked to other clubs, Arsenal would lose out. They need the highest class of security to ensure the club is protected.”
Arsenal generated £126.4million from commercial streams in 2020-21, the last financial year on record.
They also recently signed a new sponsorship deal with drinks brand Prime.
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