by Angela Guess
A new Thomas Reuters survey has found that most major corporations have “significant security gaps that leave sensitive board-level information open to information theft and hacking.” According to the article, “In a survey of board members, corporate secretaries and company lawyers conducted in August and September, Thomson Reuters says it found that information provided to members of corporate boards of directors is often in unencrypted email accounts and computers, or otherwise provided in forms that are easily lost, misplaced or stolen.”
Major data security issues uncovered by the survey and the percentage of companies these problems were discovered in include: “Unencrypted board communications – 85%. Board documents stored on personal computers at home or work – 79%. Board documents stored on personal mobile devices – 75%. Documents sent to board members via personal, non-commercial email – 73%. Board documents accessible via wi-fi or unsecured networks – 71%. Have reported computer, mobile devices, or sensitive company documents lost, stolen or left in public places – 10%.”
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