Security News > 2020 > May > Sensitive data is piling up on enterprise devices, Windows 10 machines behind on patching

Sensitive data is building up on enterprise devices.

There has been a 46 percent increase in the number of items of sensitive data - such as Personally Identifiable Information and Protected Health Information - identified on enterprise endpoints, compared to pre-COVID-19.

With the significant increases in sensitive data being stored on enterprise endpoint devices, enterprises are putting themselves at risk of legal compliance violations and data breaches as COVID-19 cyber attacks accelerate.

The data shows a nearly 50 percent increase in the amount of heavy device usage - 8+ hours per day - across enterprise organizations, jumping to an increase of 62 percent in heavy education device usage.

The average enterprise endpoint device running Windows 10 continues to be nearly 3 months behind in applying the latest patch, with that delay spiking to more than 180 days since a patch has been applied to the average student Windows 10 device - leaving students and employees vulnerable.

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