70% of workers would take corporate data when leaving a company

Corporate data will be taken by the vast majority of employees when they leave a job and not just by a hard core of sacked or disgruntled workers, a data security firm has claimed. It said that 70% of people would take 'something' on leaving. 22 Nov 2010

Most smartphone users breach employers’ security, says survey

More than half of mobile device users access their employer's networks every day without permission, a survey has found. More than 80% of users of mobile devices, whose security is not controlled by a company, say they have accessed work information. 28 Oct 2010

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Customer data most popular stolen item for departing workers, claims industry survey

Customer data is the most likely item to be stolen from a company by departing employees and contractors, according to a survey by an IT security company. Over half of the UK workers it talked to said they would take company property on leaving a job. 19 Aug 2010

Four in 10 workers have stolen corporate data, says survey

Over four in 10 workers in the financial centres of the US and UK have admitted taking information from a previous job to the next one, according to a survey carried out for an information security company. 23 Nov 2009

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