890bn annual cost of data puts focus on securing information

A survey estimated the total annual cost of digital data to be at €890bn.
Organizations are being urged to improve the security of their data, rather than focusing on devices or infrastructure.

Organizations possess massive amounts of information, such as confidential customer data, intellectual property and financial transactions. According to Symantec, digital information can account for almost half of an organisation’s total value. However that doesn’t always correspond to the efforts being made to keep it safe.  

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Ana Gerardino