The Top Security Worry Keeping Businesses Awake at Night? Insider Threats

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Today’s modern business has to worry about stiff competition, rising energy prices, innovation, and how to poach talent to keep a corporation thriving — as well as the persistent threat of cybercrime. However, new research suggests that within European organizations, one worry tops the rest: the possibility of insider threats.

 

Research conducted by enterprise data security firm Vormetric in conjunction with industry analyst firm Ovum — surveying over 500 IT decision makers in mid-range and large businesses across the UK, France, and Germany — discovered that only nine percent of businesses feel safe from insider threats.