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By Martin Allen, Managing Director, Data Security - Check Point Software

New research shows that almost half of people would take useful information and data with them to their next jobs. Based on a June 2007 Check Point Software survey, it is unlikely that anyone would stop them as three-quarters of companies have no security in place to prevent information going out the door. Eighty-five percent of employees admitted that they could easily download competitive information and take it with them to their next jobs, in spite of 74 percent of these companies having a policy that specifically states that company personnel are not allowed to take company information out of the office. These findings come out of a survey by Check Point into "staff and data security" carried out among 200 senior IT professionals in Europe.

United Kingdom employees are not quite as trustworthy as their Nordic counterparts as the same survey conducted in that region found that although most employees there could download data from their current employers, just 32 percent would go on to use this information for competitive advantage in their next jobs.

USB sticks create a real security headache
Eighty-one percent of people take files from work to use at home, with the majority dumping their laptops in favor of USB sticks as the preferred method to store data because it is far more convenient, inexpensive, and easy. Thirty-three percent store work data on their USB sticks— versus 14 percent who now use a laptop.

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