GDPR - How Companies Lose Data

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December 11, 2017 | News

These statistics are taken from Privacy Right Clearinghouse and are the percentages of incidents of Data Loss.

Hacking or Malware – 57%*

Bad guys gaining unauthorised access to IT networks and stealing data to make money.

Unintended Disclosure – 22%

Accidental emails to the wrong people.
Using insecure cloud storage facilities can also lead to the wrong people seeing data.

Portable Devices – 10%

Portable devices are easily lost. Laptops and tablets can easily be left on trains and buses etc.

Physical Loss – 7%

Hardware failure and accidentally deleting files.

Other – 4%

Companies lose data in other ways including a malicious insider. This would be someone within the company purposely releasing or damaging company data.

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GDPR law is designed to combat each of the ways that companies lose data.

Method of Data Loss	What GDPR recommends
Hacking or Malware 57%*	Malware Protection and Firewalls.
Unintended Disclosure 22%	Email encryption. Educate staff to prevent human error. Be careful when using online storage.
Portable Devices 10%	Encrypt the devices. Install software allowing you to remotely lock and wipe portable devices.
Physical Loss 7%	Keep hardware healthy and upgrade periodically. Educate staff to prevent Human Error.
Other 4%	Access control protects from a malicious insider. Access to business critical data is limited.

*Although Hacking or Malware accounts for only 57% of all data loss incidents – it accounts for 91% of all records lost overall.

Hacking and Malware protection is essential on any IT Network.

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GDPR - How Companies Lose Data

Hacking or Malware – 57%*

Unintended Disclosure – 22%

Portable Devices – 10%

Physical Loss – 7%

Other – 4%

Method of Data Loss

What GDPR recommends

Hacking or Malware57%*

Unintended Disclosure22%

Portable Devices10%

Physical Loss7%

Other4%

*Although Hacking or Malware accounts for only 57% of all data loss incidents – it accounts for 91% of all records lost overall. Hacking and Malware protection is essential on any IT Network.

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Hacking or Malware
57%*

Unintended Disclosure
22%

Portable Devices
10%

Physical Loss
7%

Other
4%

*Although Hacking or Malware accounts for only 57% of all data loss incidents – it accounts for 91% of all records lost overall.

Hacking and Malware protection is essential on any IT Network.