This year, when Proofpoint, Inc., an email security and data loss provider, conducted its annual study on outbound email and data loss prevention issues, it had an additional question in mind, says Keith Crosley, director of market development for Proofpoint: Is the recession creating an increased risk? By the time "Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today's Enterprise, 2009" was released in July, Proofpoint had found the connection it was looking for. "The answer was a resounding 'yes.' Economic concerns are creating more risks for enterprises," he says. Sensitive and embarrassing information, along with customer information, is finding its way outside the firewall.
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