Performing conditional snapshot creation during continuous data protection age-out

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• creating a log of one or more events occurring during a performance of continuous data protection (CDP) for an instance of data;
• in response to identifying a conclusion of the performance of CDP for the instance of data, determining a value for the one or more events within the log;
• and
• conditionally creating and storing a snapshot of the instance of data, based on a comparison of the value for the one or more events to a predetermined threshold,
• wherein the one or more events include a predetermined security event.

A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising instructions configured to cause one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

• creating, by the one or more processors, a log of one or more events occurring during a performance of continuous data protection (CDP) for an instance of data;
• in response to identifying a conclusion of the performance of CDP for the instance of data, determining, by the one or more processors, a value for the one or more events within the log;
• and
• conditionally creating and storing, by the one or more processors, a snapshot of the instance of data in a snapshot storage location with a predefined capacity, based on a comparison of the value for the one or more events to a predetermined threshold.