Study: IT Pros More Concerned about Data Loss than Spam, Malware
Microsoft’s Forefront team has posted a new study conducted for Microsoft by CMG Market Research measuring the perceptions of 1,274 information technology (IT) managers in the U.S. toward 12 security concerns, such as malware, temporary workers, hackers, phishing, and more. The survey found that Spyware is still the #1 security concern (24%) that survey participants didn’t feel was being adequately addressed.
The study measured levels of concern between 2006 and 2007, and found some interesting results:
- Data loss was the only concern that raised significantly, up 11 percent from 2006.
- Malware (virus, Trojans, and worms) decreased the most, down 31 percent.
- While spyware was still the number one concern cited at 24 percent, it was down significantly from last year’s level of 31 percent.
- Spam, government compliance, phishing, and remote access were also down more than 10 percent.
A summary of the report is attached to this post.
