 | I'm hearing it from everyone, data loss and security data breaches are on the up. Everyone has their own perception on why this is so, but they are all pretty much in agreement that with the current state of the economy, companies just cannot afford a big leak of sensitive information. Leaks are taking many forms, from web site hacks, virus/worm attacks and document loss/theft. |
Jon Oltsik recently blogged on results from an ESG survey of 179 North American-based security professionals. Jon states that; "56 percent claimed that their organization had suffered a data breach within the past 12 months. In further analysis, 61 percent of organizations with 1,000 to 5,000 employees suffered a data breach in that time frame. It's easy to assume that these smaller firms are more at risk since they are likely to have fewer security technologies in place and smaller security staffs. Perhaps this is true, but even bigger companies are suffering data breaches--49 percent of organizations with 5,000 employees or more endured at least one data breach of their own."
 | "Armed with data from several years of surveys, I think it is safe to assume that things are getting worse, not better. Sensitive data continues to flow throughout the enterprise, ending up in e-mails and IMs, laptops, and thumb drives, and into the hands of malicious or careless employees--an uphill battle indeed." Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group |
We are absolutely seeing the effects of this in both the media and with our discussions with customers. With huge layoffs being made there are thousands of disgruntled employees who will be walking away with company secrets. The economy is forcing the cut back on spending, budgets are being revised and this exposes companies when right now it is the perfect time to ensure you have a grasp on your sensitive data.
Oracle is uniquely positioned also to provide security right from the database through to the desktop, I have a presentation i'm writing up here on my blog which I hope to get up soon.
