Report: Data Loss Risks During Downsizing
Data Loss Risks During Downsizing As Employees Exit, so does Corporate Data, February 23, 2009
"Sponsored by Symantec, Ponemon Institute independently conducted this national study...to understand what employees are doing with the data on the laptops their employers provided them. According to our findings, 59% of employees who leave or are asked to leave are stealing company data. Moreover, 79% of these respondents admit that their former employer did not permit them to leave with company data. Our study reveals that companies are doing a very poor job at preventing former employees from stealing data. Only 15% of respondents’ companies review or perform an audit of the paper and/or electronic documents employees are taking. If they conduct a review, 45% say it was not complete and 29% say it was superficial."
