Last August, I wrote about a survey by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting, Inc., showing that data security was the top legal risk for corporate directors and general counsel. That same survey was taken again in 2013, and the results were released last week in a report entitled “Law in the Boardroom.” The gist… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Surveys and studies RSS FeedData Breaches – Who is Causing Them, How, and What Can Companies Do About It?
Posted in Data Security, Surveys and studiesOne of the leading annual studies analyzing the causes of data breaches was released earlier today. The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report analyzes what is causing data breaches, how the breaches are occurring, who are the hackers and the victims, and what trends can be gleaned from this information. The report has become a… Continue Reading
Cyber Espionage — The Threat and The Response
Posted in Data Security, Surveys and studiesCyber attacks and cyber espionage have been the focus of media attention (again) lately. In addition to the news of Apple, Facebook, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Twitter all suffering cyber attacks, two important documents were released this past week. The first, a report by the data forensic investigation firm, Mandiant,… Continue Reading
Data Security – Is Corporate America Finally Getting The Message?
Posted in Data Security, Surveys and studiesA recent survey of corporate general counsel and directors by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting, Inc., provides some eye-opening findings about the importance of data security to U.S. companies and the ability of those companies to respond to a data breach. On the one hand, the survey of approximately 13,400 corporate directors and general… Continue Reading
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