Employees 'dependent' on network data access

The UK's workers are dependent upon the ability to access data which is housed on a network, it has been claimed.

According to the results of a study by global backup firm Databarracks, a majority of employees (84 per cent) believe that were they to become unable to access networked data, it would become impossible to perform their duties for more than 50 per cent of their working day.

"This research paints a frightening picture for UK organisations," said Peter Groucutt, managing director of Databarracks.

"Almost every business, irrelevant of sector, is reliant on the information stored on its IT network to manage day-to-day operations," he added.

The survey also found that 63 per cent of employees have accidentally deleted the networked information they confessed to be dependent upon and 57 per cent have gone as far as losing company-owned IT, such as a USB stick or notebook computer.