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80% of IT and Security Professionals Admit Company is Using Antiquated Collaboration ToolsNew research from secure collaboration provider Intralinks and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) examines the progress towards content-driven digital transformation and data privacy compliance in the enterprise. To stay relevant in an increasingly digital world, companies are either starting to or are currently in the process of transforming their digital environment to improve collaboration and information sharing. Meanwhile, data privacy legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is redefining how data can be shared across country borders. The report from Intralinks and the CSA, Collaboration in the Era of Digital Transformation: Barriers to Entry, expands on these trends and ultimately identifies three crucial barriers companies are facing as they look to achieve these dual goals and maintain their competitive edge:
The report sheds light on these barriers, as well as content sharing and data privacy trends. Key takeaways from the survey results include:
"Our research with the CSA sheds light on the barriers that enterprises continue to face as they try to meet the seemingly opposing goals of increased collaboration versus stricter security and regulatory compliance measures," said Daren Glenister, Field CTO at Intralinks. "Our goal at Intralinks is to show businesses how our platform allows them to collaborate securely while maintaining control over wherever their information travels." Download the report Find the full report here. Methodology and Demographics The methodological approach in the report involved the analysis of studies and reports from relevant analysts and publications, as well as a survey of 440 security professionals across 23 countries during a span of 11 weeks. Respondents consisted of IT and security professionals across multiple industry verticals, job levels and company sizes. CSA had final editing rights of the survey questions before distribution to the public and the final report. About Intralinks Intralinks is a global content collaboration company that provides cloud-based solutions to control the sharing, distribution and management of high value content within and across organizations according to the highest-level of security and the most stringent compliance regulations. Over 90,000 clients, 99% of the Fortune 1000 companies, have depended on Intralinks' to digitally transform and simplify critical business processes and secure high-value information. With a 20-year track record of enabling high-stakes transactions and business collaborations valued at $31.3 trillion, Intralinks is a trusted provider of easy-to-use, enterprise strength, cloud-based collaboration technology. Intralinks, Inc. is a subsidiary of Synchronoss Technologies (News - Alert), Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR). For more information, visit www.intralinks.com. Forward Looking Statements This document may include certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "outlook" or words of similar meanings. These statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in Synchronoss' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. Synchronoss does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Trademarks and Copyright "Intralinks" and the Intralinks' stylized logo are the registered trademarks of Intralinks, Inc. © 2017 Intralinks, Inc.
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