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53% of German companies had one or more data breaches in the last 12 months
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:58:33 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8117 53% of German companies had one or more data breaches in the last 12 months Posted on 17 September 2009. PGP Corporation announced the results from The Ponemon Institute's third annual study on encryption usage in the enterprise - The 2009 Annual Study: German Enterprise Encryption Trends. This year's study surveyed 490 IT and security practitioners, 27 percent of whom hold positions at managerial level or higher, and identifies the trends in enterprise encryption planning strategies, budgeting and spending, deployment methodologies and impact on data breach incidents. The fundamental conclusion on the basis of study participants' responses is that data protection is a significant problem in Germany. Fifty-three percent of all companies and organisations suffered at least one instance of data loss during the past twelve months, representing an increase of over 55 percent on the figure for 2008 (34 percent). Other study conclusions: [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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