Data loss riles managers

One in five businesses have dismissed a staff member for disclosing company secrets by email, The Australian reports.

In addition, almost 50 per cent of companies took up disciplinary action with staff over the issue of data leakage, a recent Proofpoint/Forrester study has found.

The study authors say the problem could be worse than many managers realise, as the majority of companies do not have adequate reporting systems in place to track data loss.