Security News > 2022 > September > Data security trends: 7 statistics you need to know

U.S. businesses are at high risk for data security threats from increasingly effective phishing attempts and the lack of procedures to restrict data access, according to GetApp's 4th Annual Data Security Report.

68% of businesses allow employees more access to data than they need.

One in three businesses permits employees to access all company data.

The number of companies scheduling semi-annual security awareness training in the past three years has more than doubled.

In the past year, nearly two in three companies have also increased their security budgets.

Data is typically a company's most valuable resource, and the effort to protect it can mean the difference between success and failure.

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