Most Enterprises Lack Basic Assets to Fight Off Data Theft

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http://www.eweek.com/security/data-theft-a-major-concern-for-organizations.html

By Nathan Eddy
eWEEK.com
2014-05-01

This will not come as a surprise to most IT security people: Most 
enterprises lack the tools and business intelligence to protect their 
critical information in an optimal manner, according to new research 
conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Websense.

The main problems are a critical deficit of security solution 
effectiveness, a disconnect in executives’ perceived value of data, and 
limited visibility into attack activity, according to the global 
cyber-security report,

The findings, based on the responses of IT security practitioners with an 
average of 10 years’ experience in the field from 15 countries, including 
Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States, 
revealed a global consensus that security professionals need access to 
heightened threat intelligence and defenses.

According to respondents, there is a gap between data breach perception 
and reality–specifically regarding the potential revenue loss to their 
business. Eighty percent of respondents say their company's leaders do not 
equate losing confidential data with a potential loss of revenue.

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