Swallows flying by: the small flock grows

And now Ernst & Young have released their swallow, after the earlier ones seen in Privacy gains attention over the Christmas New Year break. Does a swallow or two make a Spring?, then Another swallow flew by, but who was looking?

And now Ernst & Young have released their swallow, after the earlier ones seen in Privacy gains attention over the Christmas New Year break. Does a swallow or two make a Spring?, then Another swallow flew by, but who was looking ?

Their 10^th Annual Global Information Security Survey reports that Privacy & Data Protection have emerged as one of the top 3 drivers that impact information security in the organisation.

On page 13, the report goes on to say that:

“Of the leading information security issues, privacy is a growing driver primarily because it is highly consumer driven.  Media stories about privacy breaches, identity thefts, and the loss of personally identifiable information have not only heightened consumer awareness, but have stimulated a sense of the leadership’s personal accountability and the absolute need to give priority to privacy and data protection.”

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 “Business entities that demonstrate leading practice in implementing strong privacy safeguards and enforcing information security controls can leverage these attributes of their businesses as competitive differentiators to increase market share, reputation, and profitability.”

For more, have a look at the accompanying Media Release “IT security is increasingly integrated and oriented towards business objectives“ or download the full report.

Malcolm

Malcolm Crompton is Managing Director of Information Integrity Solutions (IIS), a globally connected company that works with public sector and private sector organisations to help them build customer trust through respect for the customer and their personal information.