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Do you suffer from "C-Drive Syndrome"?
Tough talk from Star Technology these days. The UK-based tech company is urging "smaller, growing companies to strongly consider a ban on access to company C-drives, in order to combat the rising problem of 'C-drive Syndrome'." This is the habit we all have of keeping our most important documents and data on our own PCs and laptops, and failing to keep them on networked drives or acessible through secure portals that offer controlled access to authorised people.

Is this really a problem? According to Star, it can be, when it leads to "poor information sharing amongst colleagues, security risks and difficulties with regulatory compliance."  

And given the number of stories we’ve heard about people losing laptops – including the infamous revelation back in 2003 that hundreds of the slippery suckers (some containing sensitive data) had been lost by or stolen from the UK Ministry of Defense  – it’s fair to say that it’s an issue that should be addressed.

Are your employees still hiding in their IT silos? Maybe it is time to review your data policy – it could mean the difference between ongoing growth and a sudden sharp stop along the way.

Posted: 06/10/2006 Comments: 0
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