More than two-thirds of organizations have suffered significant data loss due to employee turnover, according to a recent study conducted by Osterman Research. While 96 percent of survey respondents said they make it a habit to disable a departing employee’s access to their mailbox, 49 percent said they don’t monitor access to every application and data source an employee used. "Whether it's premeditated or simply in error, many employees leave their employers with a wide variety of data types that can include confidential or sensitive financial data, customer information and/or product, sales and marketing roadmaps, as well as other business critical intellectual property," Osterman Research CEO and founder Michael Osterman said in a statement. "This can leave a business organization vulnerable to regulations noncompliance, litigation, a loss in competitive edge, and even embarrassing bad press with long-term ramifications—the kind that can curb an otherwise promising IT career," Osterman added. "And of course, it could also simply mean the information you need to get your job done just isn't there."