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The research reveals
enterprises are struggling with
cloud complexity as demand
for digitally transformative
technologies outpaces
security needs.
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Thales, a leader in critical information
systems, cybersecurity and data
security, has announced that the
rush to Digital Transformation is
putting sensitive data at risk for
organisations worldwide.
That is according to the company’s
2019 Thales Data Threat Report –
Global Edition with research and
analysis from IDC. As organisations
embrace new technologies, such as
multi-cloud deployments, they are
struggling to implement proper
data security.
Sensitive data is everywhere
A total of 97% of the survey
respondents reported their
organisation was already
underway with some level of
Digital Transformation and, with
that, confirmed they are using and
exposing sensitive data within these
environments. Aggressive digital
As companies
move to the cloud
or multi-cloud
environments as
part of their Digital
Transformation
journey, protecting
their sensitive
data is becoming
increasingly
complex.
transformers are most at risk for data
breaches but alarmingly the study found
that less than a third of respondents
(only 30%) are using encryption within
these environments. The study also
found a few key areas where encryption
adoption and usage are above average:
IoT (42%), containers (47%) and Big
Data (45%).
The reality of multi-cloud risk
As companies move to the cloud or
multi-cloud environments as part of their
Digital Transformation journey, protecting
their sensitive data is becoming
increasingly complex. Nine out of 10
respondents are using, or will be using,
some type of cloud environment and
44% rated complexity of that environment
as a perceived barrier to implementing
proper data security measures. In
fact, this complexity is ahead of staff
needs, budget restraints and securing
organisational buy-in.
Despite increase in data
breaches, enterprises still not
investing in protection
Globally, 60% of organisations say they
have been breached at some point in
their history, with 30% experiencing a
breach within the past year alone. In a
year where breaches regularly appear in
headlines, the US had the highest number
of breaches in the last three years (65%)
as well as in the last year (36%).
The bottom line is that whatever
technologies an organisation deploys
to make Digital Transformation happen,
the easy and timely access to data puts
this data at risk internally and externally.
A majority of organisations, 86%, said
they felt vulnerable to data threats.
Unfortunately, this does not always
translate into security best practices
as evidenced by the less than 30% of
respondents using encryption as part of
their Digital Transformation strategy. u
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