More than half (57 per cent) of office employees admit to having lost an
office laptop, BlackBerry or USB stick at some point in their careers, according
to a recent survey.
Pubs, bars or restaurants are cited as the most common locations, the study
by online backup firm
Databarracks
reported.
More than three quarters (77 per cent) of the 100 office workers canvassed in
the survey also confessed to storing personal content such as photos on their
office network or computers, despite the risk of malware infection.
According the survey, personal data is often prioritised over company data in
the workplace. In the event of an office fire, 77 per cent of respondents
indicated they would reach for their personal mobile phones ahead of their work
PC.
"This research paints a frightening picture for UK organisations. Almost
every business, irrelevant of sector, is reliant on the information stored on
its IT network to manage day-to-day operations," said Databarracks managing
director Peter Groucutt.
“While employees can be educated to treat corporate data more carefully,
human error will always be a factor, so this is not a problem that is going to
disappear overnight. More organisations have to start seriously considering
secure online backup to protect themselves from unforeseen events.”
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