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Basics |
Security | Data
Loss
Data
loss can occur on any device that stores data. Although
any loss of data, even a simple misplacement, is by definition
technically a loss, we are primarily concerned with the
permanent loss of data that is important to your business'
ongoing success.
Types
of Data Loss
- Human error - accidental or unknowing data deletion, modification,
overwrite
- File corruption - software error, virus infection
- Hardware - drive failure, controller failure, cpu failure
- Site-related - theft, fire, flood, tornado, lightning,
etc.
According to a recent report on data loss, over 6% of PCs
will suffer data loss in any year - a total of 1.7 million
incidents. The report identifies six main causes of loss
of data:
* Hardware failure, including damage by power surge and
drive failure (42%)
* Human error, including accidental deletion (31%)
* Software file corruption (13%)
* Virus-infection (7%)
* Theft, especially laptop theft, (5%)
* Hardware loss, including floods, fires, lightning, power
failure (3%)
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