Two-fifths of firms have lost a sale as they couldn’t access data
18 April 2013
Recruitment firms could be in danger of losing placements due to sensitive data security problems, according to a recent survey.
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
Recruitment firms could be in danger of losing placements due to sensitive data security problems, according to a recent survey.
Research from data security firm Voltage Security shows that 40% of firms have missed out on a sales opportunity because they weren’t able to access the information they needed.
And nearly half (46%) say they know of cases where the possibility of losing a sales opportunity has been avoided by someone bypassing security controls to access necessary sensitive information to get the job done.
The study of 300 IT professionals also shows a paradox around the securing of data.
While 29% of organisations would notice within seconds or minutes if sensitive data wasn’t secured, a worrying 40% would never notice – alarming Voltage says given that more than half of respondents stated they had access to financial, customer or HR information they didn’t really need.
Recruitment firms could be in danger of losing placements due to sensitive data security problems, according to a recent survey.
Research from data security firm Voltage Security shows that 40% of firms have missed out on a sales opportunity because they weren’t able to access the information they needed.
And nearly half (46%) say they know of cases where the possibility of losing a sales opportunity has been avoided by someone bypassing security controls to access necessary sensitive information to get the job done.
The study of 300 IT professionals also shows a paradox around the securing of data.
While 29% of organisations would notice within seconds or minutes if sensitive data wasn’t secured, a worrying 40% would never notice – alarming Voltage says given that more than half of respondents stated they had access to financial, customer or HR information they didn’t really need.
