While digital transformation helps companies work smarter, there is a risk that the ongoing digitization may unlock a host of security vulnerabilities that can cost companies money, time, intellectual property, and customer trust, according to a Canon survey.

All organizations surveyed across a range of verticals experienced an alarming amount of cyber threats over the past year.

Conducted by ABI Research, the survey of more than one thousand U.S. IT professionals reveals three, pertinent cybersecurity threats: