Security News > 2020 > September > Nine out of ten IT pros have experienced a data breach

Exonar, has today published research revealing that 94 percent of IT pros have experienced a data breach, and an overwhelming majority are worried that their current organization could be next.

Just 6 percent of those surveyed said they had never knowingly experienced a data breach.

Despite data breaches being front of mind for IT teams, 95 percent of IT professionals say it's a challenge to get visibility across their organizations' data estate, and only 39 percent of organizations are taking active steps to gain visibility of their data.

"In simply performing their jobs, employees can unintentionally be the source of a data breach - by leaving high-risk information unprotected in the wrong place. It's the responsibility of the company to provide the right methodology, technology, and processes that enable the workforce to continue to operate without burdening teams with undue process," said Danny Reeves, CEO, Exonar.

"These days, every company is a data company, and large organizations often have thousands of systems and storage facilities. Unless companies are actively taking steps to know and understand their data, they're leaving themselves vulnerable."

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