The risks of copying the database

Jackie is the database manager for a large retail company in North America. Recently there have been some error messages generated concerning errors and data inconsistency in the customer databases where the customer contact information and credit card information are kept. Jackie is leaving town for 2 weeks on a business trip. She is trying to decide whether to copy the databases to her laptop and troubleshoot the problems while away from the office

Address the following questions.

· What are the risks of copying the database to the laptop and taking it home or on a trip?

· What are the chances that this data will be at risk?