A report by the Ponemon Institute has revealed that over the last two years, 49% of responded resported a data breach in their SharePoint systems.  Approximately 68% of those respondents have indicated they don't have good visibility where their sensitive data is being stored.

The founder of Ponemon Institute, Dr. Larry Ponemon, has stated "…The pressure to be productive is causing employees to put sensitive data at risk.."

Some key preventative measures for SharePoint security should include an evaluation of your SharePoint’s ability to address regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH, and EUGDPR; maintaining an older version of SharePoint; understanding the security controls in SharePoint 2016 and Office 365 prior to a migration; and maintaining controls with regular periodic reviews of all sensitive data and logs.