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 Security Budgets

Why big business is dealing with big security concerns

Jeremiah Grossman, chief technology officer, WhiteHat Security • February 23, 2012

Businesses are forced to implement specific security mandates even if they don't support their actual security goals.
 

MIT researchers suggest power grid security oversight

December 06, 2011

While a number of entities have a stake in maintaining the cyber security of the U.S. electric grid, no single organization is currently responsible for overseeing protection across all aspects of grid operations.
 

Most businesses lack social media security controls

September 29, 2011

Just 32 percent of U.S. IT and IT security practitioners said their company has a policy that addresses the acceptable use of social media by employees in the workplace.
 

DHS seeks increased cybersecurity funds for 2012

March 03, 2011

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano this week campaigned before federal lawmakers in support of her agency's portion of President Obama's $3.7-trillion proposed budget.
 

Security defenses limited at SMBs, survey finds

August 27, 2010

Nearly half of all small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have fallen victim to cybercrime, yet some still are operating with no security defenses in place, according to a report released this week by anti-virus firm Panda Security.
 

Gartner sees 11 percent software security revenue jump

August 18, 2010

Thanks to compliance requirements and a threat environment marked by growing sophistication, sellers of software security products are expected to earn more than $16.5 billion in revenue this year, an 11.3 percent jump from 2009, according to a Gartner forecast released this week.
 

Security budgets stable or increasing at financial firms

June 18, 2010

Drivers such as compliance and insider threats are helping to keep information security budgets at financial institutions alive and well, according to a new study.
 

Security spending, DLP projects to increase

February 23, 2010

Information security budgets will get a boost at many organizations in 2010, according to a study released Tuesday by IT research company TheInfoPro. The study, based on interviews of 259 security decision makers at Fortune 1000 and mid-size organizations, found that 40 percent of enterprises are planning to increase their 2010 security budgets. Data leakage prevention topped the list of projects planned for 2010, followed by identity management and compliance initiatives. — AM
 

Security spend to rise

December 09, 2009

IT spending is likely to increase for many organizations in 2010, according to a survey released last week by investment bank Pacific Crest Securities. In the survey of 80 CIOs, 71 percent of respondents said they plan to increase their 2010 IT budgets, with server investment ranking as the top priority, followed by security. Forty-eight percent of respondents, meanwhile, said security spending is likely to increase the most on a dollar basis in 2010. — AM
 

Security considerations critical in the cloud

September 17, 2009

IT departments are increasingly realizing the benefits of cloud security, but businesses must ask themselves a few questions before handing over control to a third-party.
 

Trustwave acquires DLP provider Vericept

September 10, 2009

Data security vendor Trustwave on Wednesday announced the acquisition of data leakage prevention vendor Vericept.
 

2010 budgets to fund app security and DLP, study shows

August 04, 2009

If security budgets go up next year, pros will be using the additional cash to buy application security and DLP technologies, a new study shows.
 
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