{"id":4562,"date":"2018-11-21T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T12:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2018-11-21T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T12:26:50","slug":"datensicherung-und-compliance-schweizer-unternehmen-haben-immer-noch-nachholbedarf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/en\/management\/it\/2018-11-21\/datensicherung-und-compliance-schweizer-unternehmen-haben-immer-noch-nachholbedarf\/","title":{"rendered":"Data protection and compliance: Swiss companies still have some catching up to do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Compliance looks different: In Swiss companies, data is often distributed across a wide variety of storage locations. (Graphic: Veritas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Companies that handle customer data are under particular scrutiny today: global headlines about data protection breaches are not abating, and stricter data compliance regulations are being introduced around the world. The Swiss Data Protection Act is also under revision. It is therefore more important than ever for companies to have structured risk management in place to secure data and gain necessary insights to drive the business.<\/p>\n

Need to catch up on data compliance<\/h2>\n

The new study by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Veritas shows that IT decision-makers and data managers still see room for improvement in some areas, such as ensuring data compliance (73 percent) and data security and risk (79 percent). In addition, 85 percent of the interviewees stated that there is still room for improvement in terms of data transparency and control, while another 73 percent complained about the processes for recovering data after loss or a ransomware attack. Only 17 percent believe their company is effectively using data to drive the business forward.<\/p>\n

The survey also shows that in Switzerland, only 18 percent of IT professionals believe that employees from different functions already have seamless access to corporate data and that it can be transferred across different departments. Two-thirds (66 percent) of respondents think their company could still improve data sharing across divisions.<\/p>\n

The challenge of data overload<\/h2>\n

According to the interviewees, the following factors make data management in their company particularly difficult:<\/p>\n