Judi Hasson reports:
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A new survey finds that data-recovery services are responsible for a growing chunk of privacy breach incidents. It’s not really a surprise. An outside vendor contracted to repair your computer may not have the security mechanisms in place to prevent a theft. Or the company may have IT workers willing to dip into the database for their own purposes.
The Ponemon Institute surveyed 636 information technology professionals who had used data-recovery services or knew about them. Nearly 20 percent responded that they experienced a data breach when they hired a third-party data-recovery firm.
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