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Survey Findings: Increased Security Postures Following Major Breaches

Calendar Mar 05, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A major security breach within a company is the single greatest catalyst for effecting increased security measures across that organization, according to the results of a recently released survey from IDC in Framingham, Mass. Other big drivers of increased security measures . . . A major security breach within a company is the single greatest catalyst for effecting increased security measures across that organization, according to the results of a recently released survey from IDC in Framingham, Mass. Other big drivers of increased security measures include the growth in Internet usage and the trend toward mobile computing, according to IDC.

A majority of the 1,000 companies that responded to the survey identified viruses as the most common security problem, with 90% saying they had been hit by a virus. The other most common security problem was unauthorized use of system resources and data.

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