Large businesses may have document security on their radars, but both large and small companies are not doing enough to protect confidential information. What’s worrisome is that a data breach often has difficult consequences for both big and small businesses. The loss for a large business could be in the millions, while 80 per cent of small businesses go bankrupt or suffer severe financial losses that jeopardize their success. Despite this, organizations are still not doing enough to protect themselves.

1. SECURITY TRACKER
SECURITY TRACKER
1 BILLION COSTS BUSINESSES
RECORDS HAVE BEEN
COMPROMISED $48 BILLION
IN THE LAST 8 YEARS PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES
27%
TWICE A YEAR ON
SECURE INFORMATION
TRAIN
STAFF
47%
HAVE BOTH LOCKED CONSOLES AND USE A
PROFESSIONAL
SHREDDING SERVICE
TO SHRED SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS
HANDLING AND
DESTRUCTION
33%
SAID LOST OR STOLEN DATA
WOULD RESULT IN SEVERE
61%
HAVE A
FINANCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT-
AND WOULD HARM THEIR
CREDIBILITY AS A BUSINESS
LEVEL EMPLOYEE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING
INFORMATION SECURITY ISSUES
C-SUITE
67%
55% EXECUTIVES
WOULD ENCOURAGE A
NEW DATA
PRIVACY LAW
OF C-SUITE
THAT WOULD REQUIRE
EXECUTIVES ...WIPE OR DEGAUSS
STRICTER COMPLIANCE
ELECTRONIC DATA HOWEVER
UNLESS THEY ARE CRUSHING
THEIR MEDIA THEY ARE STILL
AT RISK FOR
25%
52%
A DATA BREACH
MORE AWARE OF THE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF
SECURE INFORMATION
DESTRUCTION THAN
28%
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS
NEVER TRAIN
51%
STAFF
35%
DO NOT HAVE
A SECURE INFORMATION
DESTRUCTION PROCESS
THINK IN PLACE
LOST OR
50%
STOLEN DATA
WOULD NOT SERIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE SECURE LOCKED
IMPACT THEIR BUSINESS CONSOLES TO HOUSE SENSITIVE
MATERIALS AND INSTEAD,
USE IN-OFFICE SHREDDING VS. A
PROFESSIONAL SHREDDING SERVICE
46%
DO NOT HAVE ANYONE
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR SECURE INFORMATION
SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS
DESTRUCTION
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