Symantec's second annual IT risk management survey indicates that 59% of businesses concede that "a major loss of customer information is expected once every five years" and on-average each breach "exposes the data of more than 785,000 customers."
More. Of those surveyed 69 percent said they believe they will encounter at least one minor incident per month, with 63 percent predicting a major IT failure at least once a year.
The survey also pointed to compliance, and ensuring you are operating in accordance with regulations like PCI DSS, are continuing to drive IT security priorities. In fact, "IT availability management and compliance projects are just as important, if not more important, than traditional IT security efforts." Survey participants reported compliance (68 percent), performance (70 percent), and availability (78 percent) as serious or critical risks factors in the data center.
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