ways that data can be lost and how to prevent it from being lost

1. RESEARCH THE WAYS THAT
DATA CAN BE LOST,
CORRUPTED OR STOLEN FROM
BUSINESSES.
By Rhys Thomas

2.  lost or damaged during a system crash - especially one affecting the
hard disk
 corrupted as a result of faulty disks, disk drives, or power failures
 lost by accidentally deleting or overwriting files
 lost or become corrupted by computer viruses
 hacked into by unauthorised users and deleted or altered
 destroyed by natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or war
 deleted or altered by employees wishing to make money or take
revenge on their employer

3. Cause of data
loss
Perception Reality
Hardware or
system
problem
78% 56%
Human error 11% 26%
Software
corruption or
problem
7% 9%
Computer
viruses
2% 4%
Disaster 1-2% 1-2%

4.  Trojans
 Worms
 Phishing
 Pharming
 Spyware
 The theft of computer components such as hard disks, USB memory
sticks, CDs or DVDs where data is stored can lead to the loss of data.

5. Impacts
One impact is you lose all your data that might be important.
You might get fired or other things if you lose important information to do
with your job.

6. WAYS TO MINIMISE THE RISKS
Add backup files on storage units such as disks or hard drives so you will still have
your data.