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Friday, December 22, 2006
Data Security, Terrorism Top Executive Worries
More corporate executives are more worried about data security and terrorism than anything else, according to a new study. Sixty-one percent of executives report being most concerned about information systems being compromised, and another 55% worry about terrorism, according to a Harris Interactive poll that was conducted in September. Thirty-two percent of those polled called environmental mishaps a top concern, while 21% said they’re highly worried about product recalls and 19% are highly worried about workforce violence.
The poll also shows that corporate malfeasance worries about 40% of executives.
“No business can survive without customer trust,” Mike Dabadie, a division president at Harris Interactive, said in a written statement. Any breach of data security that would compromise that trust can have a devastating impact on the company’s reputation.”
Forty percent of those polled said they have put in use a crisis management plan, and of those executives, 85% said they were either very or somewhat satisfied with those plans.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=196701706