T 2.18 Improper delivery of data media

If data media are delivered improperly, confidential data stored on these media may fall into the hands of unauthorised parties or fail to reach their correct destination on time.

Examples:

• Faulty addressing can cause the data media to be delivered to an unauthorised recipient

• Inadequate packaging can cause the data media to be damaged and/or allow unauthorised access which might not be discovered immediately

• lack of allocation of responsibilities at the receiving end may lead to delayed processing of the data medium

• Unspecified or incorrect types of dispatch might delay the arrival of data media

• lack of allocation of responsibilities by the responsible party at the transmitting end may cause a delay in the delivery of data media