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Research Brief: Online File Sharing and Collaboration: Security Challenges and Requirements
ESG Research Brief
Aug 24, 2012
Security is the primary concern for organizations contemplating online file sharing and collaboration, and their concerns are proving to be well-founded. According to ESG research, organizations that have already adopted online file sharing say that security challenges continue to plague their deployments. The research also reveals the security controls that are important (and not so important) to organizations evaluating online file sharing providers, and highlights the biggest worries IT professionals have about online file sharing.
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Security Is the Biggest Challenge with Online File Sharing
Service Provider Attacks and Employee Behavior Are the Major Online File Sharing and Collaboration Security Concerns
Monitoring “Rogue” Personal Accounts
Security Requirements of Current and Planned Online File Sharing Corporate Customers
The primary objective of this ESG research study was to survey Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) organizations in order to qualify and quantify the current status of their existing security profiles as well as their awareness of and…