A Unified Front: Exploring What Executives Really Think Of Security
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Executives are on the same page as IT—when it comes to information security, at least. The InformationWeek Analytics survey of 326 technology professionals, presented in conjunction with Dark Reading, demonstrates that C-level executives not only recognize the importance of information security, but actively support their IT departments' efforts to protect corporate assets and reduce risk.
Today's stealthy, targeted information attacks net millions of credit card numbers and put companies on the front page—and at the center of class action lawsuits. Government regulations and industry standards compel disclosure and punish breaches. Reputations crumble. These changes have taught executives, not just IT departments, that when companies fail to protect information, they suffer the consequences.
This InformationWeek Analytics/Dark Reading Report details the landscape of where agreement exists, and where IT and executives continue to differ on how to promote information security.
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Table of Contents
- Prioritization Of Security
- Executive Support Of Security
- Actions Taken That Demonstrate Executive Support
- CEO, Board Familiarity With Security Posture
- Executive Security Briefings
- Primary Focus Of Security Program
- Information Reported To Execs
- Do These Statements Apply To Your Security Program?
- Executive Actions That Would Demonstrate Support
- Do You Agree?
- Business Opportunities Abandoned Due To Security Risks?
- Business Opportunities Delayed Due To Security Risks?
- Top Security Concerns
- Top Threat Vectors
- Most Influential Factors On Security Program
- Company Security Program Compared With Companies In Same Industry
- Security Of Systems And Data
- Security Program Effectiveness
- 2009 Vs. 2008 Security Budget
- Job Title
- Largest Security Budget Allocation
- Company Revenue
- Industry
- Company Size
About the Author
Andrew Conry-Murray is business editor at InformationWeek. He writes about information management and compliance issues. Andrew has been covering information technology for nine years, including security and network and information management.
About the Sponsor
Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers—from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations—secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently. As the world's fourth largest independent software company, our unique focus is to eliminate risks to information, technology and processes independent of device, platform, interaction or location. Our software and services protect completely, in ways that can be managed easily and with controls that can be enforced automatically—enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored.
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