Study: Most Data Breaches Involve Paper

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

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.

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