Dell Survey Reveals Lack of Security Knowledge Limits Businesses

Dell Survey Reveals Lack of Security Knowledge Limits Businesses

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • Mar 08, 2016
Dell believes that data security is finally taking its rightful place in the corporate environment, but there is still work to be done. Despite the fact that companies are starting to see the benefits of data security, they are still struggling to develop programs that address data security needs and they are also reporting gaps in their comfort level with implementing or expanding programs that rely on these technologies.

In November 2015, Dell commissioned a survey to find out how companies view data security trends and how those trends make an impact within the business. Dell gathered information from more than 1,300 businesses and IT decision makers from seven countries.

While Dell found many interested statistics, there are a few things that stand out. Such as, even though data security has become a priority for C-suite executives, 67 percent of IT teams feel like execs are not budgeting enough time and money for the programs. According to the survey, nearly 3 in 4 decision makers agree that data security is a priority for their organization’s executives to figure out, but there are also concerns that these same executives are not well informed on data security issues and tools.

Another finding highlighted in the survey is that even though there is some exec buy-in, the IT departments find that they need more support from the company as a whole in order to implement the programs.  Data security professionals must work to educate both the C-suite executives and the employees to dispel misconceptions and introduce their companies to the world of tools and opportunities available.

In terms of threats, the survey found that malware and weaponized attacks worry the C-suite the most. Even though businesses are making leaps and bounds towards understanding why data protection is vital, they still lack confidence in their ability to properly protect themselves.

In the end, security programs must enable employees to be secure and productive. Here’s to hoping this Dell survey gets us a little bit closer to that.

 

About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the Executive Editor of Campus Security & Life Safety.

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