Get a special sneak peak at a new research study by the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by Zimbra, "The Open Source Collaboration Study: Viewpoints on Security & Privacy in the US & EMEA". You can download the full report at, www.zimbra.com/resources. Plus, Listen in as Olivier Thierry, CMO at Zimbra, hosts Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, in a discussion on “Privacy, Open Source, and the Future of Messaging.” This on-demand conversation touches on data privacy, collaboration technology’s influence on security and privacy, and I.T.’s changing preference for commercial open source software.
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What makes I.T. lose sleep?
2.62
1.74
4.84
4.50
5.28
4.82
1.79
2.41
3.87
4.12
5.10
5.56
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Encrypted email
On-premise, commercial file sharing/file sync-and-share tool
On-premise, home grown file sharing tool
File Transfer Protocol
Cloud file sharing/file sync-and-share tool
Unencrypted email
US EMEA
Source: “The Open Source Collaboration Study: Viewpoints on Security &
Privacy in the US & EMEA”, The Ponemon Institute, November 2014
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According to IT pros…
Employees pose the greatest risk
52%
71%
69%
79%
61%
74%
80%
89%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
The company’s messaging and collaboration application is
not available due to security issues
Employees use a messaging and collaboration application
not authorized by the company
Employees send and receive files and documents not
intended for them
Employees do not follow the company’s policy regarding
the sharing of confidential documents
US EMEA
Source: “The Open Source Collaboration Study: Viewpoints on Security &
Privacy in the US & EMEA”, The Ponemon Institute, November 2014
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Learn more about privacy, open source and the future of
messaging in this 45-minute on-demand webinar:
http://info.zimbra.com/webinar-ponemon-on-privacy-open-
source-and-the-future-of-messaging
5. The Open Source Collaboration
Study:
Viewpoints on Security & Privacy
in the US & EMEA
Download the report now at
www.zimbra.com/resources
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Unencrypted email is considered the most risky file sharing technology. Respondents in both US and EMEA believe unencrypted email followed by cloud file sharing/file sync-and-share tool are the most risky ways to share documents.
According to IT professionals, employees pose the greatest risk to organizations’ messaging and collaboration solutions primarily because they do not follow company policy on sharing confidential documents.
Learn more about privacy, open source, and the Future of Messaging in this 45-minute on-demand Webinar with Olivier Thierry, Zimbra CMO, and Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institutue. Listen now at http://info.zimbra.com/webinar-ponemon-on-privacy-open-source-and-the-future-of-messaging.
After listening, download the new Ponemon Institute Survey, Sponsored by Zimbra, “The Open Source Collaboartion Study: Viewpoints on Security & Privacy in the Us & EMEA”. Available now at www.zimbra.com/resources.