In the new digital economy, data is the most valuable asset a company possesses. However, according to a recent survey by IDC, the spending ceiling for data security is as low as six per cent of the total security budget. Understandably, many information security professionals are feeling the pinch – and increasingly burning out and leaving the industry according to Goldsmiths, University of London – and companies aren’t spending enough on data security to prevent bad attackers from swiping the family silver.
