Survey says half of companies have leaked confidential information due to lost USB devices

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time August 10 morning, according to the U.S. It Web site PC reported that the U.S. market research agency Ponemon Cato published in Tuesday, the latest survey showed that because of the loss of sensitive data USB devices,　　More than 400 companies involved in the survey would lose up to 2.5 million dollars. The survey found that, as a result of the loss of USB equipment, these companies lost 12,000 of customer, consumer and employee files, based on the average cost of 214 dollars per file, these companies may suffer more than 2.5 million dollars in losses. "Although these devices may be small, the data leakage from USB loss or theft has a huge impact," the study said. In the survey, 47% of companies said they were absolutely certain that the loss of sensitive or confidential information stored in USB would cause data leaks, and 23% of companies thought it was highly likely to happen. "In addition, among 743 people surveyed by the IT security department, 47% said they were" absolutely certain that the company's business had been leaking sensitive or confidential information over the past two years due to USB loss.　　"The survey found that although USB devices pose a risk to the business, their safety awareness of the device is still very weak." "We believe the findings suggest that companies do believe that they are exposed to the risk of sensitive information due to negligence of their employees, but they do not take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of USB devices," the report said. The reason why companies hold this attitude involves the following important reasons: the uncertainty of monitoring and tracking the use of USB devices in the workplace, the reluctance to reduce productivity, and reliance on the integrity and self-discipline of employees. "(Holy Oak)