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Taking Action to Protect Sensitive Data

Overview Download this report from the IT Policy Compliance Group to read the results of a study it conducted to determine the extent of data loss in companies today. The findings may alarm you. For example, 68 percent of organizations are experiencing six losses of sensitive data annually while only about one in ten experience fewer than two losses per year. The report explains what best-in-class organizationsÂ—those with the fewest lossesÂ—are doing to protect their data, and offers key recommendations for reducing your data loss risks.

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Publisher	Symantec	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Hacking, Network Security, Data Recovery - Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Best Practices

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