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Bitglass report shows only 31 % of organisations use cloud data loss prevention
B itglass has released its 2020 Cloud Security Report which uncovers whether organisations are properly equipped to defend themselves in the cloud .
Bitglass surveyed IT and security professionals to understand their top security concerns and identify the actions that enterprises are taking to protect data in the cloud .
Almost all respondents ( 93 %) were moderately to extremely concerned about the security of the public cloud . The report ’ s findings suggest that organisations are struggling to use cloud-based resources safely . For example , a mere 31 % of organisations use cloud Data Loss Prevention ( DLP ), despite 66 % citing data leakage as their top cloud security concern .
Similarly , organisations are unable to maintain visibility into file downloads ( 45 %), file uploads ( 50 %), DLP policy violations ( 50 %) and external sharing ( 55 %) in the cloud .
“ To address modern cloud security needs , organisations should leverage multi-faceted security platforms that are capable of providing comprehensive and consistent security for any interaction between any device , app , web destination , on-premises resource or infrastructure ,” said Anurag Kahol , CTO at Bitglass .
“ According to our research , 79 % of organisations already believe it would be helpful to have such a consolidated security platform ; now they just need to choose and implement the right one .”
70 % of UK businesses have been the victim of a successful network security attack in the last year
ore than two-thirds ( 70 %) of UK businesses have
M been the victim of a successful network security attack in the last year and 65 % have been the victim of at least one ransomware attack in the last 12 months , according to new research from Barracuda .
company devices and instead operated a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD ) policy and an additional 43 % of companies do issue company devices , but still allow BYOD for some use cases such as email .
These findings were released in a new report titled : The state of network security in 2021 . Commissioned by Barracuda , the research surveyed 100 UK IT decision-makers responsible for their organisation ’ s networking , public cloud and security to get their perspectives on cloud adoption , working from home , security concerns and a variety of issues and challenges related to cybersecurity risks .
Tim Jefferson , SVP , Engineering for Data , Networks and Application Security , Barracuda : “ Organisations are experiencing a high level of network breaches and facing ongoing connectivity and security challenges as they adapt to hybrid work environments .”
The data revealed that a significant 80 % of respondents with company-issued devices share their home Internet connection with other members of their household , posing a significant security risk . Furthermore , 34 % of UK companies do not issue
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