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As well as thieves and hackers, spilt drinks and office fires caused by careless employees are just some of the reasons why businesses should invest in security safes to keep important documents safe and secure.
According to a newly published report from the US, while businesses of all sizes are slowly coming to appreciate the importance of keeping sensitive data secure, mishaps are still all too common.
Indeed, compiling its list of the top ten data loss cases of 2011, Kroll Ontrack has revealed that everyone from famous actors to IT professionals can lose sensitive data.
Among the incidents making it into the top ten is the case of one IT worker who put a tape drive on top of, rather than inside, an office safe as he was in a hurry to get to an important business meeting.
Unfortunately for him, just minutes after leaving the drive behind, his city was hit by a strong earthquake, devastating his office and almost leading to the loss of one year's worth of work.
Fortunately, however, data recovery experts were able to get all the relevant information out of the mangled drive, saving the IT worker a lot of time and money.
Other bloopers making the cut include the case of two businessmen who spilt beer over a company laptop and a scientist who put his computer too close to some magnets.
On a more positive note, the release of this paper comes soon after Lloyds banking group revealed that Britain's businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of protecting themselves against threats such as fire and flooding.
Indeed, according to the latest research, a majority of firms are now better prepared to manage business operational risks than they were just two years ago, with fire resistant office safes now seen as an essential addition to most corporate headquarters.