IT directors are increasingly concerned about financially
motivated hackers and data leakage from employee error, as well as
IT investment being affected by the economic downturn.
The
Secure Computing Biannual IT Director Survey reveals changing
views about security threats and investment priorities.
Based on responses from 82 IT directors, the results of
October's survey have been benchmarked against responses to the
same questions in April.
Thirty two per cent said that the economic downturn has affected
their IT investment plans - though a surprising 43% stated the
downturn had no effect on their plans.
Internal security remains the main area for IT investment in the
coming year, with 35% identifying it as their priority in April,
and 37% in October.
In sharp contrast to April, when respondents said their lowest
external security concern was hackers (22%), in October, hackers
were voted the biggest threat (52%).
Perceptions of insider threats have also shifted. In April, IT
directors felt employee fraud was the biggest internal threat
(35%). Six months on, their biggest concern is employee error
(39%).
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