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Data loss 'because of firms' lack of investment'
Category: Data security
15 September, 2008
UK firms' lack of investment in data protection tools and staff training is contributing to the loss of private information, research shows.Businesses are also unaware of basic security techniques and often have poor data management policies, independent research company Ponemon Institute says.
A combination of these factors leads to persistent data loss among UK companies, Ponemon communications director Mike Spinney warns.
Firms which outsource marketing are more likely to be affected by theft or loss of confidential data, says a 2008 UK study on email marketing, practices and privacy.
Such companies were 42 per cent more likely to be hit by poor data security and data compliance, the study commissioned by StrongMail claims.
And those who outsource email marketing see the incidence of data security breaches rise to 78 per cent.
Sensitive data that could affect more than four million people has been lost by government departments in the year leading up to April, the BBC found.
The Information Commissioner's Office has had more than 160 significant incidents of confidential data breaches by central government, councils and businesses reported to it since November, according to the Times.
