Businesses lax on data security
Businesses are not investing in adequate data security, according to recent research.
The Information Security Breaches Survey 2008, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, found that 29 per cent of businesses lack procedures to comply with the Data Protection Act.
More than half (52 per cent) fail to formally assess the security risk they face, despite 79 per cent of businesses claiming to have a clear understanding of the risks they face.
PWC director Andrew Barns warns that it would be easy for some businesses to become complacent about security.
"Companies that carry out risk assessment are four times as likely to detect identity theft as those that do not," he explained to Manufacturing Computer Solutions.
Employees in security sales jobs will no doubt see this as an opportunity to redouble their efforts to provide security to businesses.
Mr Barnes added: "Attitudes and controls in some companies mean that incident statistics are probably understated."
Sales jobs employees will no doubt be boosted by the revelation that 81 per cent of boards give high priority to information security.
Filed: 29-04-2008
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