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Survey: Half of companies lack security procedures

HIPAA Weekly Advisor, November 7, 2005

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There are significant gaps in corporate data security, including a startling lack of security policies, according to a recent survey from Framingham, MA-based GlassHouse Technologies.

The 2005 Data Storage Security Survey surveyed approximately 300 companies in industries such as telecommunications, technology, energy, financial services, aerospace, and healthcare. It found that

  • 54% do not have procedures for protecting data
  • 70% of the companies' executives said their companies' security was fair or poor
  • 85% do not encrypt backup data
  • 61% believe external threats trump internal threats to data security

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