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Security plays a crucial role in data centres . When companies use cloud-based applications , business-critical and confidential information is stored within the external data centres of a service provider . This sensitive data thus has to be safeguarded particularly well along with reliable encryption solutions , data leakage prevention systems ( DLP ) which also provide assistance . They prevent any businesscritical data that leaves the company by email , cloud fax , VoIP etc . to inadvertently fall into your competitors ’ hands .
By Conor McGrath , Country Manager UK & Ireland at retarus ( UK ) Ltd
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Security is fundamental to information logistics and this starts from within the data centre
Victims of data loss In a recent anonymous survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute of 3,000 + IT employees and end users in companies across the USA and Europe , 76 % of those surveyed indicated that they had been a victim of data loss or theft in the last two years . A significant increase from the 67 % reported in a similar survey two years previously . Of the 1,371 end users surveyed , 62 % said they have access to company data that they should probably not see .
The IT employees surveyed viewed user accounts as being more than twice as likely to be compromised by insider negligence than other factors , such as third party attacks or revenge tactics carried out by disgruntled employees or contractors . Furthermore , Ponemon explains that the situation is becoming more critical because employees and third parties have access to much more data than is necessary . Moreover , companies are not exercising sufficient vigilance in monitoring activities related to email and file systems — where most of the sensitive data is located .
The Impact of information logistics This adds pressure on the private sector ’ s security services from within the organisation , and within their data centre . The dilemma has become even more complex because
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