Organizations claim to know where their sensitive data is located, but security firm Vormetric isn’t so sure, based on the results of its 2016 Data Threat Report, which found that while 43 percent of respondents say they have “complete knowledge” of their data, respondents also say that “lack of knowledge” of data amid the rise of cloud and mobile computing is a barrier to effective security.
“At the very least, the results are highly counterintuitive and could suggest that our prior conceptions about the need for data discovery and classification were actually misconceptions. At worst, the results suggest many firms are in denial about how much sensitive data they have and where it’s located, which could be a harbinger of continued damaging data breaches,” Vormetric said in the report completed with the assistance of research firm 451 Research.
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Erin Ayers, Organizations worry about keeping sensitive data in the cloud—but still do it, Advisen News (March 8, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News. Subscribe now!
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