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03/10/2008
Data protection reliant on 'transparency' between employers and employees |
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Companies that want to protect their data need to be transparent about the security measures they have in place.
That is according to CPP, a company that specialises in providing insurance and protection for cards, phones and personal data.
Danny Harrison, identity theft expert for CPP, said that there needs to be transparency between employer and employee so that companies receive feedback from their staff because "often the employees are in the best place to highlight any problems".
Mr Harrison explained that employers need to be aware of everything that happens within their business, "from what access people have got to various files" to how those files are being stored.
CPP did suggest that companies were not doing enough to protect their data and Mr Harrison admitted that he had found companies where employers would "leave things lying around on their desks".
Another issue they uncovered at some companies was information being left on memory sticks which was a concern because they "can easily be picked up and used fraudulently".
Research from CPP revealed that 19 per cent of employees do not trust their current employers to protect their personal information. |
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