[February 04, 2016] |
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Ipswitch Survey Reveals IT Teams in a Battle for File Transfer Security
Given the increase in threats and vulnerabilities introduced to the
market on a daily basis, the process of moving company data securely is
critical to the role of IT teams. Today, Ipswitch
announced the findings of their new
survey that evaluated the current file transfer solutions and
policies in place for 555 IT professionals across the globe. The survey
found that while IT teams believe secure file transfers are very
important to their organizations, they lack the necessary tools to do so.
Key findings included - infographics:
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While 76 percent of IT professionals said that being able to securely
transfer and share files internally and externally is very important,
61 percent said that unsecure cloud-file sharing services like Dropbox (News - Alert)
are being used within their organizations.
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32 percent of IT professionals said that they do not have a file
transfer policy in place, but 25 percent plan to integrate one. A
quarter (25 percent) of IT professionals said that their organizations
have file transfer technology policies in place but indicated that
enforcement is inconsistent.
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21 percent of IT professionals said they may have experienced a daa
breach or suffered data loss but are not sure. More than a third (38
percent) of IT professionals said their processes to identify and
mitigate file transfer risk are not efficient.
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Less than half (46 percent) of IT professional respondents said that
they have a Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution in place.
"The survey findings point to an obvious disconnect between IT and
organization leadership when it comes to file transfer security," said
Paul Castiglione, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Ipswitch (News - Alert). "IT
teams need to voice this as a priority for 2016 to ensure the company
has granular access control, automated policy governance, and protection
of data in transit and at rest. By implementing a MFT solution and
enforcing strict policies, IT teams can make sure sensitive company data
is safe and secure, without hassle."
Resources
Ipswitch will be exploring the topic of file transfer security more
in-depth during the following three webinars:
Survey Methodology
Ipswitch polled 555 IT team members who work in companies across the
globe with greater than 500 employees. We surveyed IT pros globally,
partnering with Vanson Bourne in Europe, between October-November 2015
to learn about their File Transfer habits and goals.
About Ipswitch Ipswitch helps solve complex IT problems with
simple solutions. The company's software has been installed on more than
150,000 networks spanning 168 countries to monitor networks,
applications and servers, and securely transfer files between systems,
business partners and customers. Ipswitch was founded in 1991 and is
based in Lexington, Massachusetts with offices throughout the U.S.,
Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information, visit www.ipswitch.com.
Ipswitch is a registered trademark of Ipswitch, Inc. in the United
States and other countries.
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