In 2007, more than 162 million records such as credit cards and social security numbers were compromised through December 21. Never before has the threat to corporate data assets been so greatand so costly. Most breaches and loss of sensitive data are caused by employees who are uneducated and therefore inadvertently put their company at risk. Here are five ways to turn employees into security assets instead of liabilities: Make data security part of the company culture. Make employees feel like security assets, not liabilities, and prevent “harmless” policy violations.”]