Security News > 2024 > March > Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024

Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024, with 41% of enterprises witnessing a malware attack in the past year - closely followed by phishing and ransomware.

The research found that 43% of enterprises failed a compliance audit in the past twelve months - with the report highlighting a very clear correlation between compliance and data security.

Fundamental understanding of what systems, applications, and data are at risk continue to lag due to changing regulatory and threat landscapes.

33% of organizations are able to fully classify all of their data, with a worrying 16% stating that they classify very little or none of their data.

The reality of multicloud across services and changing global data privacy regulations means that data sovereignty is a leading priority for businesses, with 28% identifying mandatory external key management as the leading way to achieve sovereignty.

"Enterprises need to know exactly what they're trying to protect. With global data privacy regulations continually changing, they need to have good visibility across their organization to stand any chance of staying compliant," said Sebastien Cano, SVP at Thales Cloud Protection and Licensing.

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