Infosecurity Europe, Stand D42 (28th April 2009) - InfoWatch warned today that with more than 10% of data classed as zero day documents, organisations can no longer rely on static security methods to keep data confidential. The time lapse between information entering the organisation from email, the internet and other forms of electronic communications, to when it is index as confidential leaves information systems open to accidental and deliberate abuse.

In the last few years the type and magnitude of data that even a relatively small business generates has changed dramatically. With information being created in a myriad of different applications both offline and online, typically only 20% of information held by organisations could be considered as structured, making it impossible to protect against data leakage with traditional static based methods.

"As we have seen several times during the current financial crisis, a rumour backed by a leaked document can have a devastating effect on a company's future - regardless of whether the whisper is true or not," comments Natalya Kaspersky, CEO of InfoWatch. "With so much critical business information dynamically changing everyday, relying on manual process and staff discretion to secure confidential data is no longer an option. To ensure the integrity of business information, data leakage prevention must be an integral part of an organisation's information system."

InfoWatch believes that intelligent, real-time analysis of document content using technology that is able to understand the meaning of the document, not just able to recognise key words, is critical to protecting against zero day document leakage. With an estimated 80% of data leakage attacks attributed to internal sources, any information left unprotected is at risk, whether the organisation can afford to lose it is for company policy to decide.

Confidential Data Protection During the Crisis is the title of the seminar given by Natalya Kaspersky in the Business Theatre at Infosecurity Europe 12.00pm Wednesday 29th April 2009.

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For over 7 years InfoWatch has developed information security systems that protect an organisation's business critical data from malicious and accidental leaks. It currently has 70% share of the Russian DLP (data leakage protection) market and is expanding into the European market. InfoWatch's products minimise the risks of data leaks, data destruction, sabotage, industrial espionage and other accidental or unauthorized activities of employees regarding the distribution and dissemination of corporate information.

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