Companies overconfident in management of sensitive data

A new study into how enterprises manage sensitive data reveals overconfidence in knowing where private data resides, and the use of inadequate tools such as spreadsheets to track it. The research from Integris Software shows 40 percent are 'very' or 'extremely' confident in knowing exactly where sensitive data resides, despite only taking inventory once a year or less. Yet a mere 17 percent of respondents are able to access sensitive data across five common data source types. The survey exposes the lack of visibility companies have on where their data lives. Nearly 45 percent of respondents say they need to… [Continue Reading]