January 31, 2006 - 4:50 P.M.
Security pros complain about small budgets, clueless employees
- IT TOPICS:Security
IDC's survey of 435 IT security professionals -- at small, medium and large enterprises -- indicates that the top 3 security challenges for the next 12 months are:
- Increasing sophistication of attacks
- Employees underestimate the importance of following security policy
- Budget too small to cover necessary security purchases
So what would IT security pros do if they actually got more money? The top answers are revealing:
Wish List
What security measures would you undertake if you had a larger security budget?
- Increase IT staff dedicated to enterprise security
- Train employees to avert human error
- Purchase new security products
- Hire a third party to audit security risks and vulnerabilities
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Base: 435 IT security professionals, at small, medium and large enterprises; multiple responses allowed
Source: IDC, December 2005
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