Shred-it’s 2019 Data Protection Report
Canadian businesses are in denial when it comes to data protection and the consequences
The 2019 Shred-it Data Protection Report (DPR), found that if a data breach were to occur, this would not only cost businesses their customers, but also their employees. In fact, half of Canadians feel like their data is less secure now than it was a few years ago. The 2019 DPR reveals that if businesses don’t take the issue of data protection seriously and increase their employee training and commitment to the issue, they risk taking a hit to the bottom line and will struggle to retain talent.
Did you know the biggest threats to data don’t come from outside companies?
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They come from the inside.
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In fact, the Shred-it Data Protection Report found that…
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52% of C-Suites and 40% of Small Business Owners cited human error by employees/insiders as the cause of a data breach.
And…
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66% of Canadian businesses are likely to report a breach in the next 5 years.
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Protecting your organization from the risks of an information breach starts with getting informed.
Get the latest facts and trends in information security, surveyed from:
• C-Suites
• Small Business Owners
• Employers/Employees
• Consumers
Shred-it Data Protection Report 2019
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This year, Shred-it studied several groups to best understand the information security perceptions and behaviors across a broad spectrum of audiences.
Read our Executive Summary for a sneak peek of the Shred-it Data Protection Report.
About the Data Protection Study & Report
In its 9th year, this survey identifies the insights, opinions and best practices of data protection among Small Business Owners (SBOs), C-Suite Executives (C-Suites) and members of the public at large from across the country to help Canadians better navigate this changing privacy landscape. The goal is to uncover – and quantify – both the risks and opportunities Canadian businesses and consumers face, including the upsides and downsides of mishandling data and/or being breached. While the previous reports were branded as the Shred-it State of the Industry Report, this year it has been renamed to the Shred-it Data Protection Report – a name that more closely reflects the focus of the report and the value of the intelligence it provides.