In August InfoWorld and IDG Research Services Group surveyed 430 InfoWorld subscribers about the top security challenges they face. The threats they deemed most significant:
Employees underestimate the importance of following security policy (52% of respondents)
Increasing sophistication of attacks (51%)
Business executives underestimate the importance of following security policy (44%)
Budget too small to cover necessary security purchases (40%)
Increasing complexity of security solutions (39%) and increasing volume and complexity of network traffic (39%)
Other top concerns included mobile clients and unmanaged devices, wireless devices, an always-on environment, the patchwork nature of network security, and the lack of security experts within the company. Look for the full story in our October 30 issue.
Source: InfoWorld Security Research Report 2006.
Posted by Doug Dineley on September 22, 2006 01:02 PM
