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IT Managers Say Risk Of Data Loss Is Bad And Getting Worse

Sharon Gaudin writes in InformationWeek:

Nearly half of IT and compliance professionals said in a recent survey that their organizations are doing an inadequate job of lowering the rate of data loss

The survey of more than 1,000 IT and compliance practitioners also showed that 45% said that if they were hit by a data breach, they don't believe they would be able to notify users and customers, according to researchers at the Ponemon Institute LLC. The same IT managers added that their companies lack the necessary security tools or internal controls to prevent, detect, and correct data security breaches. The study was commissioned by Oracle.

The findings have "disturbing implications" for any company dealing with information stores, according to the study. "It suggests that the IT and compliance practitioners who are required to deal with IT security and privacy issues see the potential for catastrophic data loss," researchers reported. "They also believe that their organizations are grossly inadequate in curbing this potential risk."

posted by Fergie @ 6/18/2007 07:25:00 AM