Content Security Enables Collaboration
But Companies Suffer From Dated Methods

A majority of organizations have either begun or are in the throes of establishing a content security strategy, but that vision suffers from lack of awareness and outdated perspectives, according to AIIM’s Market IQ study “Content Security: At the Fulcrum of Innovation and Risk.”

The securing of online content is clearly on the minds of virtually every organization," states AIIM Vice President Carl Frappaolo. "65% of the 600 companies surveyed were involved to one degree or another with a content management strategy deployment. But this study also found that the design and deployment of these systems suffers greatly from a lack of education, vision and awareness of the state-of-the-art."

According to Frappaolo, "The good news is organizations position content security not just as a way to lock-down content, but to enable secure, low risk collaboration. 49% of the organizations surveyed indicated that their approach to security is a blend between."

Question: Is the content security strategy of your organization driven more by a desire to lock down content or to enable secure collaboration?

Results:
Exclusively to lock down content - 7%
Predominately to lock down content - 26%
It is a balanced approach - 49%
Predominately to enable secure collaboration - 14%
Exclusively to enable secure collaboration - 3%

“The bad news,” continues Frappaolo, “is that most organizations are still unfamiliar with leading edge deployment strategies and technologies that enable such a deployment. They are mired in IT-driven strategies, as opposed business-driven strategies, and limit their deployments to traditional technology approaches.”