idc survey: 1 in 4 companies have no clue gdpr is coming their way

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HOW TO SECURE YOUR BUSINESS IN 3 EASY STEPS 1 PROTECT YOUR DATA AGAINST BREACHES Companies still trust strong passwords as the most important data protection tool: More than two-thirds of respondents report breach-related losses of more than €10,000 One in five businesses have lost customers as a result of breaches Only 22% of businesses are aware of the GDPR and fully understand its impact: File encryption is deployed in fewer than half of companies 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION DATA ENCRYPTION AT REST DATA ENCRYPTION IN TRANSIT STRONG PASSWORDS Average rating, on a scale of 1 to 5 1 = Not important at all, 5 = Extremely important 3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER UPGRADING YOUR SECURITY According to research by IDC analysts, only 1 in 5 small and medium businesses are prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its new data security rules. Read the full IDC whitepaper “New Offerings make MFA and Encryption Accessible to SMEs as Data Protection Challenges European Organizations“ Source: IDC's report is based upon findings from a survey of more than 700 organizations in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom download PDF copy for free from https://www.encryption.eset.com NOT AWARE OF IT AT ALL AWARE OF IT AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION AWARE OF IT BUT IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION IS UNCLEAR 22.2% 52.5% 25.3% 1 2 3 Only the most up-to-date security gives organizations a chance of defending themselves against state-sponsored threat groups. The volume of unknown malware remains high, and previously unknown vulnerabilities continue to be discovered. The availability of automated exploit frameworks enables attackers with limited expertise to carry out attacks with increasing frequency, scope and intensity. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% DATA-LOSS PREVENTION FILE ENCRYPTION HOST FIREWALL ANTIVIRUS/ANTIMALWARE www.eset.com 2 ENCRYPT YOUR DATA 3 PREPARE FOR THE GDPR MORE THAN €10,000 LOSS €10,000 AND LESS LOSS

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Page 1: IDC SURVEY: 1 in 4 companies have no clue GDPR is coming their way

HOW TO SECURE YOUR BUSINESS

IN 3 EASY STEPS

1PROTECT YOUR DATA AGAINST BREACHES

Companies still trust strong passwords as the most important data protection tool:

More than two-thirds of respondents reportbreach-related losses of more than €10,000

One in five businesses have lost customers as a result of breaches

Only 22% of businesses are aware of the GDPR and fully understand its impact:

File encryption is deployed in fewerthan half of companies

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

DATA ENCRYPTION AT REST

DATA ENCRYPTION IN TRANSIT

STRONG PASSWORDS

Average rating, on a scale of 1 to 51 = Not important at all, 5 = Extremely important

3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDERUPGRADING YOUR SECURITY

According to research by IDC analysts, only 1 in 5 small and medium businesses are prepared for the General Data

Protection Regulation (GDPR)and its new data security rules.

Read the full IDC whitepaper “New Offerings make MFA and Encryption Accessible to SMEs as Data Protection Challenges European Organizations“

Source: IDC's report is based upon findings from a survey of more than 700 organizations in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom

download PDF copy for free fromhttps://www.encryption.eset.com

NOT AWARE OF IT AT ALLAWARE OF IT AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION

AWARE OF IT BUT IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION

IS UNCLEAR

22.2%

52.5%

25.3%

1

2

3

Only the most up-to-date security gives organizations a chance of defending themselves against state-sponsored threat groups.

The volume of unknown malware remains high, and previously unknown vulnerabilities continue to be discovered.

The availability of automated exploit frameworks enables attackers with limited expertise to carry out attacks with increasing frequency, scope and intensity.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

DATA-LOSS PREVENTION

FILE ENCRYPTION

HOST FIREWALL

ANTIVIRUS/ANTIMALWARE

www.eset.com

2ENCRYPT YOUR DATA

3PREPARE FOR THE GDPR

MORE THAN €10,000 LOSS

€10,000 AND LESS LOSS