05 Jul 2010

Protecting data in the present environment

Firms could be finding it difficult at the moment to meet cost constraints and ensure their data is protected at all times, it has been claimed.

InTechnology wrote on the ZDNet blog that external financial forces often determine the level of investment that businesses can make in data security, but the fact these issues often grow during periods of instability means that firms should be particularly focused at present on boosting their security provision.

"External forces add to the backup-related challenges that organisations face. Heightened awareness of business continuity and regulatory compliance has led to increased investment in data protection activities," the blogger posted.

Elsewhere, Neil Munroe, external affairs director for Equifax, recently said companies need to be aware that times of economic difficulty often see an increase in the level of fraud within firms and this is therefore something they should be looking out for now.