Data Protection Solutions at Midsize Organizations

Data Protection Solutions
at Midsize Organizations
Data Leak Prevention
Study Results from Data Leakage Business Survey
An IDG Business Study Sponsored by Trend Micro Feburary 2008Data Protection Solutions at Midsize Organizations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................3
Profile of respondents........................................................................3-5
ExecutivE summary..................................................................................6
Data leakage and protection against information securitY breachES.........6
Reasons for data leaks...........................................................................7
Protection against data leaks.................................................................7
Level of concern about data leakage from various sources.....................8
Actual data leaks at respondents' organizations....................................9
Measures taken to prevent data leaks...................................................10
Protecting mobile data............................................................................10
Securing remote access to the company network.....................................11
Securing mission-critical Web applications.............................................11
Spending for data leakage prevention....................................................12
conclusion..............................................................................................12
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OVERVIEW
In January of 2008, a random sample of online technical newsletter subscribers at midsize companies (100- 5,000 employees) received an email invitation to participate in a survey about data protection solutions use at their organizations. The goal of the survey was to identify sources of and/or reasons for information security breaches, and to better understand how businesses are planning to protect themselves against data leaks. The following report presents top line results of the study.
Profile of the respondents (Total respondents: 131)
All 131 respondents were required to have involvement in the acquisition or implementation of data protection solutions at companies with between 100 and 5,000 employees worldwide. The following charts provide a more specific breakdown of key respondent demographics.
Primary Business or Industry. Which of the following best describes your company's primary business or industry?
(NET) General Business Industries 50%Financial Service/Banking 9%Manufacturing/Process Industries (other than computer-related) 9%Pharmaceutical/Medical/Dental/Healthcare 8%Insurance/Real Estate/Legal 6%Transportation/Utilities 5%Wholesale/Retail/distribution(other than computer-related) 4%Media (print/electronic) 3%Defense contractor/Aerospace 2%Construction/Architecture/Engineering 2%Research/Development 2%Communications carriers 1%(telecomm, data comm, TV/cable)(NET) Technology Providers 21%Technology Manufacturer (hardware, software, peripherals) 9%Computer or network Consultant/ 8%systems or network Integrator/VAR/VADManaged/Business service providers 4%Technology service provider (ISP/ASP/MSP, etc.) 1%(NET) Government/Education 21%Education 13%Government federal, state, local (including millitary) 8%Other 7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Company Size. How many people are employed in your entire company, including all branches, divisions and subsidiaries?
2,500-4,999employees, 14% 100-499employees, 47%
1,000-2,499employees, 18%
500-999employees, 21%
JOB TITLE. What is your title?
(NET) IT/Technology Professionals 73%IT Staff 23%Manager/Supervisor of IT 15%Director of IT 11%Consultant/Integrator 10%CIO, CTO, CSO of IT 9%Senior VP, Executive VP, VP of IT 2%Other IT Professional 4%(NET) Corporate/Business Management (non-IT) 27%Director (non-IT) 7%Manager/Supervisor (non-IT) 6%CEO, COO, President, Owner 5%Senior VP, Executive V... [download for more]