This Forrester data-driven report outlines budgeting and spending, technology adoption plans, and other key breach, data protection, and privacy trends in North American and European organizations for 2013 to 2014.

Understanding these trends and their implications will help security and risk (S&R) executives examine and adjust their own resource allocation for data security and privacy.

Key Takeaways:

• Data Security Budget Allocation Holds Steady; Data Discovery, Classification Gaining
• Insiders Continue To Cause Their Fair Share Of Data Breaches
• Data Privacy And Regulations Responsibility Is Falling More Into Security’s Hands