Tag: business data loss
Business smartphones suffer from data encryption deficit
A new study has found worrying evidence that a majority of smartphones used by businesses do not have any kind of encryption protecting the sensitive data which they store, leaving the door open for malicious parties to steal and corrupt corporate details and private information. Seventy per cent of respondents to a survey carried out by security firm Check Point, said that the smartphones issued by their employers had no …
UK fares well in data protection study
A study conducted by Ernst & Young has looked at the state of preparedness amongst businesses from around the world when it comes to dealing with the next generation of threats to IT security and data protection, with UK firms coming off better than their international counterparts. As part of the Global Information Security Survey, it was discovered that, on average, just a tenth of businesses are prepared to invest …
Data at risk as amateur employees invest in new IT systems
A study conducted by Informatica Corporation has concluded that many businesses are putting themselves at risk of data loss or security breaches, because they lack the true expertise in non-IT departments, where amateur users are executing significant decisions without involving the experts. The report states that since figures show a 62 per cent annual increase in the amount of data which is being generated around the world, many workers are …
Twenty percent of data loss originates from within, report claims
A study by KPMG has found that a fifth of data loss incidents which occurred this year were a result of internal activity, rather than third party interference, which shows a significant rise compared to statistics gathered in 2009. Three years ago this type of data loss was accountable for four per cent of the global total, with a total of 23 million people from around the world being impacted …
A Third of businesses impacted by data loss, study finds
A new study looking into the frequency of data loss incidents in the private sector has found that around 33 per cent of firms with more than 1000 staff have experienced data loss within the last year. Security vendor Proofpoint commissioned the study, to analyse how data loss is a common concern for many businesses. Spokesperson, Keith Crosley, explained that it would be impossible to highlight data loss as a …
