Causes of data loss

The first 5 causes of data loss are the most agreed common causes of data loss today in order of significance.

1. Hardware failure

2. Human error

3. Corruption

4. Virus, Trojans, worms, logic bombs, Hackers (malware)

5. Natural disasters

Here are some more causes of data loss or security breach:

• Indiscriminate disposal of hard drives

• Theft of computer hardware

• Unauthorised access to equipment and data

• Sabotage

• Power blackouts, brownouts, surges

• Damage from water, fire, abuse, accidents

• Software installations or upgrades

• Change mgt - migrations, replacement, movement