Businesses increasingly worried about protecting data
Posted September 27, 2017 6:50 am.
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OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – It seems many Canadian businesses are increasingly worried about keeping sensitive information safe from hackers — and employee error is one of the top concerns.
On the heels of the massive Equifax data breach, a survey says nearly half (46 per cent) of small and mid-sized business employees believe their organization is at risk of a cybersecurity attack. About three-quarters or 73 per cent think the number of attacks has increased over the past year.
The Ipsos poll, which was commissioned by a cyber security company, suggests the human factor is one of the top worries.
“Canadian businesses believe that cyberattacks are on the rise, but they don’t spend enough time and money to mitigate against them,” explains Iva Peric-Lightfoot with ESET Canada. “Safeguarding your business against cyberattacks is not only about the physical systems and software in place that protect your data, but also the policies and procedures that help eliminate human error.”
The survey suggests the top worry is a lack of knowledge among staff about how a businesses could be attacked (35 per cent), followed by a lack of knowledge about how their company is currently protected (24 per cent).
Earlier this month, Equifax said hackers gained unauthorized access to its files in a massive cyber-attack that saw the personal information of about 100,000 Canadians compromised. RBC also confirmed “a small number” of its credit card clients’ personal information may have also been affected.
