The document discusses the importance of data security in the information age, highlighting the increasing reliance on digital information and the prevalence of cybercrime, with 32% of companies reporting victimization in 2016. It emphasizes the need for security training, particularly in password practices and risk management, and notes that human error is the leading cause of data breaches. Additionally, it addresses the overlooked security risks of office printers and offers best practices for securing these devices.

1. DATA SECURITY AND MPS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
KEEPING YOUR DATA SECURE

2. THE INFORMATION AGE
Sometimes referred to as the Computer Age or Digital Age, the Information Age
refers to the shift from traditional industry to an economy based on information
computerization. It’s a catchall term for the 21st century where information travels the
world in seconds and is more accessible than at any other point in history.

3. There are more than 1.2 billion
websites today.
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures

4. There are 3.8 billion internet
users in 2017, up from 2 billion
in 2015.
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures

5. THE CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE
The world runs on data. Banks, schools, hospitals, governments and business – all of
these organizations collect and use data on a regular basis. More and more of our
day-to-day activities are done online, from banking to shopping to refilling
prescriptions. With so much information being shared and exchanged online every
day, data security has never been more important.

6. 32% of companies said they
were the victims of cyber crime
in 2016.
Source: PwC

7. 52% of organizations that suffered
successful cyber attacks in 2016
didn’t making any changes to their
security in 2017.
Source: Barkly

8. Global cybersecurity spending
expected to exceed $1 trillion
over the next five years.
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures

9. 33% of companies indicate
security is a significantly higher
priority for them today than it
was two years ago.
Source: CompTIA
49% of companies expect
security will be a significantly
higher priority in two years than
it is today.

10. Human error is the number one
cause of data breaches.
Source: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
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11. Topics Needed in Security Training
59% Password practices
57% Risk management/analysis
55% Types of attacks
51% Threat analytics
45% Proper response for security issues
Source: CompTIA

12. Roles In Need of Security Training
57% Mid-level managers of business units
53% Mid-level managers of IT teams
52% Executives
51% Business staff
46% IT staff
Source: CompTIA

13. PRINT SECURITY
The office printer is one of those ‘fringe’ devices that’s often overlooked when it
comes to cybersecurity. Like any networked device, it can become a foothold for
attackers to gain access to your network through if you’re not taking the necessary
security measures. Be sure to include print devices in your data security plans.

14. 16% of IT decision-makers think
printers are at high risk for a
security threat/breach.
Source: Spiceworks

15. A recent IDC survey found that
35% of all security breaches in
offices were traced back to an
unsecured print device…
Source: IDC

16. And these breaches cost
companies $133,800 each year.
Source: IDC
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17. An average of 44% of network-
connected printers within
organizations are insecure in terms
of unauthorized access to data
stored in the printer mass storage.
Source: Ponemon

18. Top Printer-Specific Security Practices
41% User authentication at the device
39% Administrative passwords for Web
Configuration Interface (EWS)
35% Printer feature restriction
34% Administrative passwords for SNMP
32% Security policy management
Source: Spiceworks

19. Source: Spiceworks
83% of IT decision-makers use network
security on desktops/laptops
55% use it on mobile devices
Just 41% use it on printers

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