Kaspersky IT Security Economics survey respondents say data leaks from internal systems, caused by cyberattacks (20%) or by employees (21%), are the most worrying security issue facing SMBs and Enterprises. Increasing concerns about data protection are also turning employers’ attention to their suppliers’ transparency policies.
Global digitalization inevitably leads to the sharing and storage of large amounts of data online. According to the latest estimates, it is predicted that the volume of data produced, consumed, copied and stored will reach more than 180 zettabytes by 2025. However, more and more people are questioning companies’ ability to keep their data safe, and this leads to a decrease in trust in the business world.
Kaspersky’s global research among IT industry decision makers shows that the loss or disclosure of corporate and customer information due to a data breach is a huge headache for companies, so much so that 55% of respondents from organizations of all sizes consider it the most challenging IT security related issue. states in detail. Other common concerns include rising security costs with increasingly complex technology environments, and issues with cloud infrastructure adoption, with 43% and 39% respectively.
Thinking more specifically about the most common security issues, respondents report data leaks from internal systems, mostly due to cyberattacks (20%) and employees (21%). These incidents lead (20% and 19%, respectively) in detecting vulnerabilities in the company’s IT system and impacting third-party hosted IT infrastructure.
Given that data protection has become the most worrisome safety issue, companies now attach great importance to the transparency policies of their suppliers and contractors. 96% of respondents think the presence or absence of transparency policies is important for doing business with a supplier or contractor. While 81% of organizations surveyed worldwide already have transparency policies, 82% confirm that they are ready to invest resources to further improve it.
Yuliya Shlychkova, Head of Public Affairs, Kaspersky “Today, we see that organizations are more conscious about data security and a more responsible approach to data management has become indispensable when evaluating suppliers and contractors. More and more companies are adopting transparency policies to ensure that the necessary standards are applied to ensure the data security of their business partners. Kaspersky has been an industry pioneer in building digital trust, we have provided our stakeholders with a set of tools to verify the reliability of our solutions and business operations, and we are committed to continuing to work with our partners to turn transparency into an industry-wide standard for greater cyber resilience.”
Kaspersky recommends using proven endpoint protection that provides threat detection and response capabilities to minimize the risk of any attack and data breach for businesses. In addition, managed protection services will assist organizations with attack investigation and expert response. We propose a comprehensive cybersecurity awareness training solution that teaches how to avoid common security threats in order to reduce the likelihood of incidents caused by employees.
To learn more about IT security costs and budgets in enterprises in 2022, you can visit the Kaspersky Calculator. You can also download the full “IT Security Economy 2022” report here.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
