How to avoid 5 common storage mishaps

Blindsided! These companies thought they had their stored data locked tight, but they were wrong. Here's how you can avoid a similar fate.

Think you can guess the No. 1 threat to the security of your stored data? If you said hackers, or even trouble-making insiders, you'd be wrong. While malicious threats are an ongoing concern, it's your well-meaning employees who are more likely to unknowingly expose your company's stored data through, say, a file-sharing network or a misplaced laptop.

In fact, a recent Ponemon Institute study found that negligent insiders are by far the biggest threat to data security, accounting for 78% of all breaches. ... Go to source