Samantha Murphy at Mashable wrote:
"Shred-It conducted a survey among 1,136 U.S. small business owners with companies of fewer than 100 employees, and 100 corporate-level executives who work for companies with a minimum of 500 employees. Its important to note that the study was conducted in April 2012, a few weeks before the LinkedIn and eHarmony password hackings came to light.
"About 61% of c-level respondents said they have someone at the company overseeing data-security issues, while 46% of small business owners said they do not. Meanwhile, 33% of corporate-level executives said that lost or stolen data would have a severe impact on the business. About 51% of small business owners it would not have that much of an impact. Here is the infographic:
"Shred-It conducted a survey among 1,136 U.S. small business owners with companies of fewer than 100 employees, and 100 corporate-level executives who work for companies with a minimum of 500 employees. Its important to note that the study was conducted in April 2012, a few weeks before the LinkedIn and eHarmony password hackings came to light.
"About 61% of c-level respondents said they have someone at the company overseeing data-security issues, while 46% of small business owners said they do not. Meanwhile, 33% of corporate-level executives said that lost or stolen data would have a severe impact on the business. About 51% of small business owners it would not have that much of an impact. Here is the infographic:
