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Another hit from my Google search on information archiving:

http://www.outsourcingstrategy.org/india/ (5 November 2005)

"Offshoring and the ISO 17799 Imperative

"When organizations allow outsourcers or other third parties - whether local or offshore - to handle customers' information, they will increasingly demand evidence that this data is protected while offsite. One way to ensure good practices for security is to use service providers certified to the BS7799 British security standard - or its international equivalent ISO 17799 - ...."

The data is the prime asset in the ICT and any damage to the data is horrendous not just for individual but even to large corporate houses but government.
National security is supreme for the existence of any country and in order to know more about the defence of the opponent, often espinoage is resorted to and the security wing put up its resources to get the data.

Similarly, in the cut throat business world, there is trend in some aspiring managers to achieve successes at any cost.

These are some of reason for securing the data from the vulnerabilty.

Data has become more vulnerable then ever before, people resort to using unfair, illegal means to procure the secret plans of the defence or company.