http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10502854.stm


And that is what they are admitting to.


It also makes it easier for outsiders to commit fraud because of the lack of controls. If the government thought benefit and tax fraud was a problem now wait a while.

Did I miss who commissioned this report?

Or does the ever-shifty PWC just see some of it's profits being lost?

Then they employed the wrong people to start with...

I've just been laid off, have to work out my 3 months and look for a new job. I still wouldn't steal from them...

I think that it depends on what type of business it is. If it is a knowledge business then people will be able to take customer lists etc that will help them in a new post with a competitor or if they plan to go self employed.

I'm sys-admin for manufacturing company. I could easily copy all the useful information to an external hard drive, my laptop or up into the cloud. I could sell that to a competitor or take it to my new employer, if they were in the same field... But I'm a professional, so I wouldn't do it.

I've worked in the finance department of several large multi-nationals, over the years, dealing with their monthly financial reporting systems, but, again, it never crossed my mind to sell the information.

Yes bit once you get to your thirties your reputation is more valuable. It would not be worth risking, hence why younger junior employees with a lot less to lose are more likely to steal data to enhance their career.