"Nearly Half of Security Practitioners Told to 'Keep Data Breaches Under Wraps'"

In the last year, nearly half of cybersecurity practitioners have been instructed by senior management to keep data breaches "under wraps." Bitdefender's survey of 400 Information Technology (IT) and security professionals revealed that 42 percent had been told to keep a breach secret when they knew it should be reported. Similarly, 30 percent of respondents said they actively avoided disclosing a breach despite the existence of specific processes. Seventy-one percent of security professionals in the US failed to notify senior management or customers when they knew a breach should have been disclosed. Security practitioners in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy were among the least likely to keep a security breach secret. Over half of global respondents reported that their organization had experienced a data breach or leak within the past 12 months. Seventy-two percent of respondents in the US reported experiencing such an incident. The study also revealed that 55 percent of respondents are increasingly concerned that their company will face legal action because of improper handling of an incident. This article continues to discuss key findings regarding security practitioners failing to disclose data breaches. 

ITPro reports "Nearly Half of Security Practitioners Told to 'Keep Data Breaches Under Wraps'"