It's your fault for the huge rise in data breachesrm

By Darren Allan
 
New information which was obtained via a freedom of information request in the UK has found that there has been a worrying increase in the amount of data breaches which are caused by human error.
The figures were brought to light by an FOI request made to the Information Commissioner’s Office by Egress Software Technologies, an encryption provider.
 
Egress found that during the first quarter of 2014, 25 percent of reported data breaches were down to the accidental loss or destruction of personal data -- which is up 15 percent on the second half of 2013. A large percentage of these incidents, 43 percent to be precise, were cases of sensitive info being accidentally emailed, faxed or posted to the wrong person.
 
In actual fact, only 7 percent of breaches happened due to technical failures, with 93 percent occurring as a result of human error, lack of care when dealing with data, or poor processes which organizations have in place.
 
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