“As we learned from data theft incidents at companies that had reportedly met compliance mandates (such as TalkTalk, Morrison’s and others), being compliant doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be breached and have your sensitive data stolen. A new survey has revealed that 89 % of UK people polled view themselves as vulnerable to a cyber attack . A total of 23 % of these said they were ‘ very or extremely ’ vulnerable . Data protection company , Vormetric ’s survey also reveals that 46 % of UK organisations have suffered a data breach , with 19 % suffering an attack in the past year . Businesses planning to invest in security in the next decade run the risk of doing so in the wrong areas . Data defences are popular , although research argues that these have proven to be largely ineffective against attacks on data .
A new survey has revealed that 89 % of UK people polled view themselves as vulnerable to a cyber attack . A total of 23 % of these said they were ‘ very or extremely ’ vulnerable . Data protection company , Vormetric ’s survey also reveals that 46 % of UK organisations have suffered a data breach , with 19 % suffering an attack in the past year . Businesses planning to invest in security in the next decade run the risk of doing so in the wrong areas . Data defences are popular , although research argues that these have proven to be largely ineffective against attacks on data .