Whether discussing data encryption, network security, or
internal data privacy management practices and policies, the most
sophisticated IT security protocols, the most learned team of
specialists, and the most compliant of data management practices
and policies cannot escape, prevent, or remedy what many businesses
and organizations have rightly labeled as the root cause of data
security failures: human error. While they tend to possess greater
network security than smaller organizations, the risk of human
error should be of particular a concern to medium and large size
organizations whose internal controls over data and employees are
inevitably diluted by their size and numbers.
Compounding this problem is an
environment in which data is becoming easier and cheaper to store.
Think for a moment of the difference between a manual filing system
versus a USB Flash Drive. For only a few dollars, thousands of
pages of data can be uploaded, downloaded, or stored on a
