Abstract
While defending against hacking is important, businesses should not ignorewhat should be easily preventable security incidents. Studies reveal that accidents cause one-fourth to one-third of breaches of personal information.This study analyzes breach incidents that occurred through unintended disclosure and discarded non-electronic data. The results reveal there is asignificant difference in the number of incidents per institution and persubtype. Education and Government had the highest number of incidents and most breaches are exposed via the Internet.
Recommended Citation
Garrison, Chlotia P. and Ncube, Moeti
(2012)
"An Analysis of What Should Be Easily Preventable Data Breaches,"
Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics: Vol. 17, Article 6.
Available at:
https://roar.una.edu/jobie/vol17/iss1/6