Data breaches have reached unprecedented levels, and the financial sector is a primary target. Forty-one percent of CISOs and 46% of board directors ranked the business impact of ransomware as their primary data-security concern, highlighting how operational disruption has become the most feared consequence of cyberattacks.

This report covers the current state of data security and focuses on its evolution, providing a blueprint for analyzing data security in a multidimensional framework. This report is based on a comprehensive Q1 2025 Datos Insights survey of 35 CISOs and senior security leaders from financial services organizations, including FIs and insurers, across North America.
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This report mentions Anjuna Security, Aqua Security, AWS, Check Point Infinity, Cisco, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cyberhaven, Cy4Data, Data Stealth, DataSunrise, Forcepoint, Fortinet, GTB Data Security, HashiCorp Vault, IBM Guardium, Imperva, Infinidat, Juniper Connected Security, Lepide, McAfee, Microsoft Azure, Netskope, Netwrix, Optery, Orca Security, Oracle Database Security, Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik, Senhasegura, SentinelOne, Sentra.io, Skyhawk Security, Skyhigh Security, Sophos, Spirion, Symantec, Symmetry Systems, Thales CipherTrust, Thales, Trellix, Trend Micro Vision One, Upwind, Varonis, VMware Carbon Black, Wiz, and Zscaler.
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