Surveys & Reports

Experian’s 2015 Second Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast was recently released, echoing the changing perception of data breaches by both businesses and consumers. Despite obvious data breach fatigue, it is clear that the responsibility for data breaches is now being shouldered by board members and C-level executives. Nearly half of the surveyed organizations suffered at least one security incident in the past 12 months. In response, 48% of organizations increased IT...

According to a survey by Software Advice, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have been triggered by the spate of large-scale data breaches in the past year(s) to invest more heavily in security spending. Though most of the high-profile data breaches have involved larger organizations, SMBs are not immune to attack (they represent about 30% of cyberattacks) nor to breaches that were the result of accidental loss of data. According...

The latest research from Ponemon on behalf of Varonis looks into the issues causing data breaches. “Corporate Data: A Protected Asset or a Ticking Time Bomb?” found that many employees claim to have access to more data than they believe they should have, going against one of the principles of data security, which is to limit access to data to only those who need it and only when they...

According to a new survey conducted by the Enterprise Device Alliance (EDA), organizations may be making progress in securing mobile devices. The fourth annual survey, “EDA Mobile Survey,” sought to understand how IT administrators are coping with the impact of smartphones and tablets on organizations. The survey indicates that securing corporate data on mobile devices and controlling access from devices to enterprise resources and data are the most important...

The Ponemon Institute, on behalf of HP, released their Cost of Cyber Crime Study, which looks at the costs of data breaches associated with traditional cybercrime (viruses, worms, Trojans, malware) along with more advanced cover attacks and malicious insiders. The Ponemon Institute surveyed 59 U.S. companies, performing 544 individual interviews, and overall surveyed 257 companies in 7 countries to understand these costs for the period of April 2013 to May...