Business leaders rank the importance of <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141544,00.asp?kc=EWKNLNAV060507STR4">securing their own data</A> above securing their customers' data, according to a recent survey of IT executives.
Customer data ranks third on the list of items business leaders worry about protecting from data breaches, according to a poll of 649 IT executives for a study by the Ponemon Institute. Intellectual property and confidential business information took top billing.