True stories of privacy errors – from business like yours.
Every day, we read about competent, smart businesses that fail to keep confidential information under lock and key. Patient records left out in the open. Employee information and social security numbers free for the taking. Credit card print-outs mixed in with the trash.
With pressures to meet deadlines and boost the bottom line, employees are more harried and stressed than ever. Today’s hurried business climate makes nearly every company prone to privacy errors — mistakes that can cost millions in fines, lawsuits, and perhaps worst of all, a loss in customer confidence.
Beyond privacy, corporate espionage and sabotage is a true modern threat. Competition is fierce, and many businesses will do just about anything to get ahed — including rifling through your intellectual property.
Here are some real-world stories of businesses that likely thought they could internally manage privacy and security. Companies that should have relied on a shredding service to ensure confidentiality, security, and their own reputation.