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IT Security Spending What IT Executives Are Planning

IT Security Spending What IT Executives Are Planning 41 percent of IT staffers said that security was their number one priority, making it the most cited top priority above concerns such as ensuring ROI of all investments and managing change within IT infrastructure. No Title 48 percent of organizations reported an increase in the number […]

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Ericka Chickowski

Jul 6, 2011

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IT Security Spending What IT Executives Are Planning

41 percent of IT staffers said that security was their number one priority, making it the most cited top priority above concerns such as ensuring ROI of all investments and managing change within IT infrastructure.

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48 percent of organizations reported an increase in the number of security events that struck them within the last 12 months.

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91 percent of companies have experienced at least one IT security event from an external source in the last year.

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Only 70 percent of companies have implemented anti-malware protection fully across the business.

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3 percent have no protection at all.

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The average IT security investment for small businesses stands at $8,000 per year.

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Medium-size companies spend about $84,000 annually.

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Large corporations spend about $3.35 million per year.

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Across all sizes, organizations generally expect that they’ll need 25 percent more to reach their risk mitigation goals.

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45 percent of organizations report that their current IT investment rates are inadequate.

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69 percent of organizations think that extra investment in IT security is money well-spent.

IT Security Spending What IT Executives Are Planning

Ericka Chickowski

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