8 May 2025

Apricorn, the pioneering manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB data storage devices, now announced the findings from its annual Freedom of Information (FoI) requests into device loss and data breaches across major government departments in 2024.

The figures indicate that device security issues remain endemic across the public sector, with several departments reporting an increase in lost and stolen devices compared to the previous year, despite attempts to address the issue.