Importance
of Security
Released on
= March 14, 2005, 7:19 am
Press Release
Author = Veronica Fredriksen
Industry = Software
Press Release
Summary = Security is a high priority for European organisations,
DeveloperEye study reveals
Press Release
Body = London, UK – 14th March 2005 - As networks increase
in size and complexity, security products are growing in sophistication
and security threats are becoming more ingenious. There is an increasing
awareness of external threats and
consequently organisations are implementing solutions to protect
them from these threats. DeveloperEye.com, the online resource center
for the application development communities, carried out a market
study among European companies to find
about which security measures they have in place. The study compares
the following countries; UK, Germany, France and Italy.
Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus,
Firewalls and Network Security have become essential tools for organisations.
It is no longer the question of having the choice to use security
solutions; unfortunately it has become inevitable for the modern
organisation. Not
surprisingly, 97 percent of the respondents could confirm that they
were using IT security solutions.
The importance
of IT security is evident in Europe as a whole. For France and the
UK, all participants were using IT security solutions. For Germany
and Italy, the results also revealed a strong usage with 94 percent
of the Germans - and 93 percent of the Italian respondents using
IT security infrastructure.
The respondents
were also asked if security was a priority for their company. 84
percent of the respondents claimed that security is a priority for
their organisation. In addition, the participants also had to indulge
whether or not the priority had increased over the past 12 months.
For 78 percent of the respondents, the security priority had increased
over the past year, while 15 percent stated that
the priority had stayed the same. The remaining 7 percent said that
the priority had actually decreased.
The study also
investigated whether the participants personally perceive security
threats increasing. As expected, 74 percent explained that they
personally perceive security threats as increasing.
As for allocation
of IT budget to security, there are regional differences, where
some companies does not have any budget at all, while others allocate
over 15
percent of the budget to security infrastructure. However, the most
important aspect is that companies have invested in security solutions
and have therefore taken action to be prepared for tomorrow’s
threats.
About DeveloperEye.com:
DeveloperEye.com is the premiere online resource for the European
application development and IT infrastructure communities. Localised
news and events information coupled with technical articles, informed
editorial and market studies make the
portal and its associated offerings make Developer.Eye.com the ideal
multilingual
information resource center. For further information, please visit
www.developereye.com.
Web Site = http://www.developereye.com
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