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2021 Data Exposure Report

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Insider Risk is a Data Protection Problem

Code42, in partnership with Ponemon Institute, surveyed U.S. business decision makers and IT security leaders. The report uncovered the factors that are leading to the growing problem of Insider Risk including analysis of data loss after COVID-19, the challenges of building a program to address these risks, and why operating in maintenance mode with outdated tools may be a sunk cost to leave in 2020.

The Code42 2021 Data Exposure Report highlights the need to adopt a new approach to data security and invest in modern Insider Risk technology. Read the report to learn more about the factors that are leading to the growing problem of Insider Risk.

 

Key findings from the report:

  • Employees are 85% more likely today to leak files than they were pre-COVID
  • More than half of organizations (54%) don’t have an Insider Risk Response Plan, and 40% don’t assess how effectively their technologies mitigate insider threats
  • 59% of IT security leaders expect Insider Risks to increase in the next two years