Post on 17-Dec-2014
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RESEARCH THE WAYS THAT DATA CAN BE LOST, CORRUPTED OR STOLEN FROM BUSINESSES.
By Rhys Thomas
lost or damaged during a system crash - especially one affecting the hard disk
corrupted as a result of faulty disks, disk drives, or power failures
lost by accidentally deleting or overwriting files
lost or become corrupted by computer viruses
hacked into by unauthorised users and deleted or altered
destroyed by natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or war
deleted or altered by employees wishing to make money or take revenge on their employer
Cause of data loss Perception Reality
Hardware or system problem
78% 56%
Human error 11% 26%
Software corruption or
problem7% 9%
Computer viruses 2% 4%
Disaster 1-2% 1-2%
Trojans Worms Phishing Pharming Spyware The theft of computer components such as hard disks, USB
memory sticks, CDs or DVDs where data is stored can lead to the loss of data.
Impacts
One impact is you lose all your data that might be important.
You might get fired or other things if you lose important information to do with your job.
WAYS TO MINIMISE THE RISKS
Add backup files on storage units such as disks or hard drives so you will still have your data.