Why hospital IT is susceptible to 'rage deletion'

By Giles Bruce

Why hospital IT is susceptible to 'rage deletion'

It's not just cyberattacks. Hospital IT leaders have to be on the lookout for another way they could lose their data: "rage deletion."

That happens when a disgruntled, departing employee erases important company data on the way out the door.

One in 6 U.S. workers said a colleague has committed "rage deletion," while one in 20 has admitted to doing it themselves, according to a study from data company CrashPlan. That number is slightly higher in healthcare, where 5.08% said they've erased important company files or data.

Across all industries, the roles most likely to delete data in a fit of rage are designers and design engineers (11%), writers and editors (9%), and programmers and developers (7%) and video producers (7%). The workers tended to be disengaged and frustrated, seeking new jobs, and less likely to have gotten cybersecurity training.

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