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Study estimates 41 per cent of Canadian companies had sensitive data exposed

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dissent

The Canadian Press reports:

A new study suggests nearly 90 per cent of Canadian organizations suffered at least one security breach last year and sensitive data was exposed almost half of the time.

The survey found that one in five breaches was classified as “high impact” because sensitive customer or employee information was exposed.

Read more on Canadian Business.


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