Human error was the number one cause of data security incidents according to a new report released today by the Privacy and Data Protection Team at BakerHostetler. In the incidents that the firm worked on last year, employee negligence was responsible 36% of the time. That was followed by theft by outsiders (22%), theft by insiders (16%), malware (16%) and phishing attacks (14%).

The BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report provides insights generated from the review of more than 200 incidents that the law firm advised on in 2014. It looks at the nature of the threats faced by companies, as well as detection and response trends, and the consequences that follow. BakerHostetler’s award winning Privacy and Data Protection team is one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive practices, providing incident preparedness and response services, privacy compliance counseling, and litigation and regulatory defense. Read the full Report below: