NU Online News Service, Oct. 18, 1:09 p.m. EDT

Although information security and cyber-risk management is recognized as an enterprise-wide responsibility by many organizations, the information technology (IT) department still is seen as the front-line defense against information losses and other cyber-liability risks, according to an industry survey.

More than two-thirds of respondents say their organizations have a disaster-response plan in place in the event of a major breach. For 41 percent of respondents, the role of the IT department includes fulfilling state data breach notification laws following a breach.

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