Research

Varonis has been recognized as a Strong Performer, one of the 13 Providers that Matter Most, in Forrester’s first-ever report covering data security portfolio providers. Download a free copy of the full Forrester Wave™ report.

To shed light on security challenges within the public sector, Varonis commissioned a survey to explore the perceptions of federal leaders in IT and data security roles. This report reveals growing confidence and prioritization around protecting agency’s most critical assets – their data.

Our 2018 global risk study found that 58% of companies have over 100,000 folders open to every employee. Despite enormous consequences of this addressable challenge, companies continue to expose sensitive information to insider threats, ransomware and other risks.

The value of peer input cannot be overstated. Authored by leading Chief Information Security Officers, CISOs Investigate is an ongoing series that offers first-hand insights to security leaders as they make business-driven technology decisions.

Fifty-two percent of security leaders rate their organizations at above average or superior when it comes to detecting or blocking ransomware before it locks or encrypts data in their systems.

Our 2017 global risk study found that 47% of organizations have at least 1,000 sensitive files open to every employee—an alarming level of exposure for corporate data.

According to a Ponemon Institute study, loss or theft of data is up sharply, and the leading cause is insider negligence.

A 2017 study from Forrester – highlights flaws in a fragmented approach to investing in data security tools: while most companies have invested in a variety of technology solutions, a “high security investment does not translate to high maturity with data strategy, nor does it mean a unified security strategy.”