Jon Oltsik Research Quotations

The need to protect confidential data cuts across companies large and small, within every industry. The results of our research data shed new light on the need for all organizations to protect against the insider threat, and the importance of including contractors and third-party affiliates as insiders in today's global marketplace.

Within the past year the mounting public pressure for companies to secure personal data and the corresponding increase in data protection regulation have forced organizations to re-evaluate the way data is handled. Our research shows that many more are deploying encryption as a protection mechanism.

This research process resulted in some eye-opening and somewhat troubling conclusions. Large organizations identified security holes across a number of areas. Security processes are fair at best, and most users have not been trained on security policies and risks. I view the data from this report as a cry for help - clearly something must be done soon.