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Study: Most Data Breaches Involve Paper
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 15:56:25 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Most-Data-Breaches-Involve-Paper/story.xhtml?story_id=01000147558A If current headlines are to be believed, data breaches involving electronic devices occur with mind-numbing frequency. Stories about missing laptops and stolen passwords appear daily, yet a recent study debunks the conventional wisdom that the majority of data breaches occur electronically. "The Security of Paper Documents in the Workplace" study, commissioned by the Alliance for Secure Business Information (ASBI), reveals that most breaches involve paper. In fact, 49 percent of respondents whose companies have been affected by a data breach said that one or more of the breaches involved the loss or theft of paper, not electronic, documents. Even more surprising, 80 percent of respondents polled indicated their company had experienced one or more data breaches in the past 12 months alone. Data breaches, whether via paper or electronic means, affect businesses of all sizes. Of survey respondents who represent larger companies, 46 percent estimate the annual financial impact of data breaches within their organization to be between $10 million to $30 million. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. Protect sensitive data on desktops, laptops, smartphones and USB sticks transparently across your enterprise to ensure regulatory compliance. http://www.credant.com/stopdataloss
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