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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Thales
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Research Reports
Reports and publications from Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Thales
Recent Statistics & Reports
Semi-structured data accounts for approximately 21% of enterprise data.
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Semi-Structured DataEnterprise Data
10% of organizations are unsure of their actual unstructured data protection coverage.
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Data SecurityUnstructured Data
75% of organizations express confidence in their ability to secure unstructured data.
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Data SecurityUnstructured Data
29% of organizations state that unstructured data accounts for more than half of their annual data growth.
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Data GrowthUnstructured Data
Organizations list security (74%), governance (57%), privacy (54%), and compliance (50%) as top concerns when it comes to unstructured data security.
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Data GovernanceData SecurityData Privacy
47% of organizations view AI as a top future threat to unstructured data, and 40% view AI as a core security capability for unstructured data.
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AI SecurityUnstructured DataAI Risk
9% of organizations have real-time scanning capabilities for unstructured data, while 23% cannot scan unstructured data at all.
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Data ScanningUnstructured Data
Unstructured data accounts for approximately 33% of enterprise data.
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Unstructured DataEnterprise Data
Unstructured data accounts for between 70% and 90% of enterprise data.
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Unstructured DataEnterprise Data
68% of organizations report that less than 80% of their unstructured data is protected.
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Data ProtectionUnstructured Data
56% of organizations have only partial visibility into where their data is stored.
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Data VisibilityData Governance
32% of organizations use 11 or more tools to manage their unstructured data.
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Tool SprawlUnstructured DataUnstructured Data Management
Popular tools for managing unstructured data include data encryption (62%), cloud security (60%), application security (59%), and identity and access management (56%).
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Data SecurityCloud SecurityUnstructured Data Management
Of organizations that use 11 or more tools to manage unstructured data, 12% rely on at least 21 tools.
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Tool SprawlIT OperationsUnstructured Data