nCircle Study and Infographic: 80% of IT Security Professionals Think Their Security is Better than Their Business Partners

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 17, 2012

nCircle, the leader in information risk and security performance management solutions, today announced the results of a sponsored study commissioned by nCircle and conducted by Dimensional Research. In the study, over 240 small and mid-sized business participants were asked how they evaluate their business partners security programs.

Business partners and vendors can be a weak link in the security of sensitive business information, said Diane Hagglund, principal researcher at Dimensional Research. SMB IT teams often have a level of confidence in their partners security that hasnt been fully vetted.

Key study findings include:

nCircle Study and Infographic: 80% of IT Security Professionals Think Their Security is Better than Their Business Partners