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hales, a leader in critical information
systems, cybersecurity and data
security, has announced that the rush
to Digital Transformation is putting sensitive
data at risk for organisations worldwide.
The research reveals
enterprises are struggling
with cloud complexity
as demand for digitally
transformative
technologies outpaces
security needs.
That is according to the company’s 2019
Thales Data Threat Report – Global Edition
with research and analysis from IDC. As
organisations embrace new technologies,
such as multi-cloud deployments, they are
struggling to implement proper data security.
they are using and exposing sensitive data
within these environments.
Aggressive digital transformers are most
at risk for data breaches but alarmingly
the study found that less than a third
of respondents (only 30%) are using
encryption within these environments.
The study also found a few key areas where
encryption adoption and usage are above
average: IoT (42%), containers (47%) and
Big Data (45%).
Sensitive data is everywhere
The reality of multi-cloud risk
A total of 97% of the survey respondents
reported their organisation was already
underway with some level of Digital
Transformation and, with that, confirmed
As companies move to the cloud or multi-
cloud environments as part of their Digital
Transformation journey, protecting their
Thales research reveals
Digital Transformation puts
sensitive data at risk
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