Most companies don’t protect vital information adequately

Samsung Electronics conducted a study of over 4,500 workers in private and public office sectors and released the results today which showed that over half of the companies across Europe are not properly protecting confidential information within their offices.

According to the results of the research, 56% of the employees reported they frequently see confidential documents left behind on the printer and a little over half reported that they do not know of any security protocols that are in place at the office to protect confidential information on the printer network.

The results do not stop here however, as they showed that while the public may be concerned about protecting private information, organizations as a whole are not taking the initiative to protect it as well.

The banking/finance sector faired the worse in the survey, as 68% of workers reported seeing confidential information on the printer tray with the healthcare sector falling into second place at 34%.

Of those who reported seeing information in the healthcare sector, 38% reported seeing health records and 34% saw lab results, both of which they should not have had access to, as medical records and test results are highly confidential outside of the patient and doctor.

Samsung hired Light speed Research to poll workers who represent eight different European countries all at companies that have at least 50 people.

Out of the countries polled, the highest security issues were present in Germany with 69% seeing confidential records at the printer, with Spain following close behind with a total of 67% workers reporting the sight of confidential information.

Samsung has also recently contracted with White Radio to help distribute its new Samsung Techwin CCTV line in Canada which is currently available in North America.

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