Workplace errors increase risk of data breaches

Around two thirds of businesses have experienced a data breach in the last year and seemingly innocent workplace mistakes could be one of the main causes. A new report produced by the Ponemon Institute for document security specialist Shred-it reveals that 71 percent of managers have seen or picked up confidential documents left on a printer. This seemingly innocent workplace mistake isn't the only thing threatening information security, over three quarters (77 percent) of managers admit they have accidentally sent an email containing sensitive information to the wrong person. What's more, 88 percent have received an email containing sensitive information… [Continue Reading]