Staggering survey results show that 72 per cent of businesses are happy to lose over 24 hours’ worth of data after an incident. This means if a widespread Ransomware attack occurred it would cost the UK billions. The results were uncovered through an anonymous survey conducted by Cloud Computing experts virtualDCS in Leeds. Participants were asked
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Dell is releasing the results of its Dell End-User Security Survey, which finds that not only are many employees likely to share confidential information, but that they are doing so without proper data security protocols in place or in mind. Results show that today’s workforce is caught between two imperatives: be productive and efficient on
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Results of an international study from Verint Systems Inc have shown that concerns around data privacy and security remain at the top of the consumer agenda. Of more than 24,000 consumers surveyed across 12 countries by Opinium Research LLC, 89 per cent think it is important to know how secure their personal information is, while 86 per
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New research from ChristianSteven Software reveals that more than half (55 per cent) of c-suite executives consider data security as one of their top three concerns in 2017. A new survey of more than 500 c-suite executives across Europe and the United States found that over half (53 per cent) are concerned about competition from disruptive businesses. However,
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