2020 Data Threat Report – European Edition
Survey and analysis from IDC
43% of data stored in the cloud by European organisations is sensitive.
Read about the challenges of multicloud adoption and other security trends.
Organisations make widespread use of sensitive data in cloud and digital transformation environments
“European companies need to take a multi-layered approach to data security, from embracing cloud shared security responsibilities and adopting a zero trust model that authenticates and validates users and devices accessing applications and networks, while also employing more robust data discovery, hardening, data loss prevention and encryption solutions."
- Frank Dickson, Program VP, Cybersecurity Products at IDC
Key Security Statistics
46%
Of all European company data is stored in the cloud
54%
Only 54% of sensitive data in the cloud is protected by encryption
69%
Of organisations see quantum computing affecting cryptographic operations in the next five years
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2020 Thales Data Threat Report – European Edition
Written by Frank Dickson, Program VP, Cybersecurity Products at IDC, the 2020 report concentrates on the findings from 509 European executives with responsibility for, or influence over, IT and data security from within a total global sample of 1,723.