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

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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

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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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