Security

Any factor relating to the safety, security and integrity of the digital materials and the systems and architecture used to preserve them.

Organization Type	Risk	Potential Consequences
All organizations	Data safety and security are compromised.	Data loss/corruption Disruption of business/organisation’s functions Confidence loss Damage to reputation Loss/reduction in funding/revenue Unable to meet legal/regulatory requirements
All organizations	Rate of data creation outstrips capacity for storage, processing and preservation.	Important digital objects are not captured within the preservation system Data loss/corruption
Business	Existing storage systems do not protect records from unauthorized change or corruption	Data loss/corruption Disruption of business/organisation’s functions Confidence loss Damage to reputation Loss/reduction in funding/revenue Unable to meet legal/regulatory requirements
Business	Volume of data continues to grow without action being taken	Data loss/corruption Disruption of business’s functions Increased costs now and in the future Loss of productivity/revenue

Organization type	Digital Preservation can…
All organizations	provide cost efficiencies through the greater automation of processes
Museums and Galleries	enable tracking of unauthorized changes, copies and access leading to greater trust and assurance

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