In its second year, IDG’s 2018 Security Priorities study was conducted to gain a better understanding of organization’s current and future security posture.

1. SECURITY PRIORITIES
Exploring security roles and technologies that keep the
enterprise functioning.
2018

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Purpose and Methodology
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey

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12%
39%
SMBEnterprise
Security is a
standalone department
88%
61%
SMBEnterprise
IT and security are managed
together as one department/function
More Likely to See Separate Security
Organization in Enterprise Businesses
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. How is the security function handled at your company?

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Zero Trust & Blockchain
Top New Security Activity
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. Which option best describes your current activity for each of the following security solutions and services?
30%
30%
31%
33%
34%
36%
36%
38%
38%
39%
42%
9%
14%
11%
11%
15%
12%
16%
13%
15%
7%
10%
17%
22%
11%
24%
20%
12%
16%
22%
19%
7%
8%
6%
7%
5%
10%
6%
5%
7%
7%
9%
4%
5%
38%
27%
43%
22%
24%
35%
25%
20%
19%
42%
35%
Biometrics
Data discovery solutions
Micro-segmentation
Security intelligence services
Cloud-based cybersecurity services
Cloud access security brokers
Big data analytics
Cloud data protection
Behavior monitoring & analysis
Blockchain
Zero trust technologies
On my radar or actively researching Piloting In production Upgrading/refining Not interested

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Security Budgets Continue to Rise
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. Will your overall security budget increase, decrease or remain the same in the next 12 months compared to the past 12 months?
52%
2%
46%
Remain
the same
Enterprise 38%
SMB 53%
Increase
Enterprise 60%
SMB 45%
Decrease
Enterprise 2%
SMB 3%

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Best Practices & Compliance
Fuel Security Spending
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. Which of the following factors help determine the priority of your security spending?
22%
22%
29%
33%
36%
69%
74%
Partner mandates
Responding to a security incident that happened
in a business partner organization
Responding to a security incident that
happened in another organization
Mandates from the Board of Directors
Responding to a security incident that
happened in your organization
Compliance mandates
Best practices

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Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. Which department holds primary responsibility for each of the following IT security areas? (showing the top opportunistictechnologies from slide 21)
Opportunistic Solutions Show Split Involvement

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Compliance & External Threats Continue
to Eat-Away at Strategic Efforts
Source: 2018 IDG Security Priorities Survey
Q. What security-related challenges are most often forcing you to redirect your time and focus away from more strategic tasks?
14%
14%
15%
15%
15%
16%
16%
18%
22%
23%
28%
32%
Employee retention/hiring enough skilled workers
Institutional silos
Managing security/addressing risks around mobile devices, BYOD
Addressing security risks in disruptive technologies
Security around technology as a service/cloud computing
Cyber threats from inside the organization/Insider threats
Shadow IT
Ensuring customer privacy confidentiality
Budgetary constraints/demonstrating ROI
Employee awareness and cooperation issues
Cyber threats from outside the organization/APTs, DDoS
Meeting governance & compliance regulations

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