Data theft is the act of stealing information stored on corporate databases, devices, and servers. This form of corporate theft is a significant risk for businesses of all sizes and can originate both inside and outside an organization. The term data theft can give the impression that this kind of breach is based on malicious intent, but this is not always the case: data theft can also be an unintentional act. An employee may, for example, take home information on an unsecured flash drive or retain access to information after their contract has ended. The malicious theft of employee data often occurs without the victims ever knowing about it, as a result of their accounts or personal devices being compromised by hackers capitalizing on poor password management or unsecure networks. Bad actors that gain access to companies’ systems can lurk inside networks, pretending to be a legitimate user for days.