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European Cybersecurity Responsibility, Spending, and Posture
A Survey of Enterprise End Users Who Influence Cybersecurity Budgets
20-Apr-2022
Europe
Customer Research
MG53-01-00-00-00
IT04505-EU-CR_26458
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote working trend by at least 20 years across Europe. To enable remote workers, digital transformation initiatives that were intended to be rolled out over a period of years instead occurred in weeks or months. In the process, security issues were initially pushed aside or ignored altogether in the rush to enable remote workers and protect productivity. That resulted in many organizations unintentionally increasing cyber risk and needing to reexamine security postures.
This study surveyed budget influencing executives in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The respondent profile is 20% C-level executives, 12% executive management, 34% director-level, 17% middle management, 9% senior management, and 8% manager-level. This research provides a view inside the minds of cybersecurity technology end users to determine what concerns them, what their security posture is, and what is most important to them when making purchasing decisions. It also provides insight on the security implications for European companies as a new and far-reaching second Cold War has erupted between Russia and the democratically aligned European allies.
Author: Jarad Carleton
Research Objectives and Methodology
Respondent Profile
Key Findings
France
France (continued)
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Germany
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Italy
Italy (continued)
Italy (continued)
Spain
Spain (continued)
Spain (continued)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom (continued)
United Kingdom (continued)
Cybersecurity Budgets in the COVID-19 Era
Cybersecurity Budgets in 2021 and Expectations for 2022
French Organizations’ Cybersecurity Concerns
German Organizations’ Cybersecurity Concerns
Italian Organizations’ Cybersecurity Concerns
Spanish Organizations’ Cybersecurity Concerns
UK Organizations’ Cybersecurity Concerns
French Cyber Incidents’ Impact
German Cyber Incidents’ Impact
Italian Cyber Incidents’ Impact
Spanish Cyber Incidents’ Impact
UK Cyber Incidents’ Impact
Cyber Incidents’ Impact on European Organizations
Cybersecurity Posture Self-assessment
Security Maturity—Cluster Analysis Methodology
Security Maturity Classifications
Technology-focused Security Maturity—United States vs. Europe
Technology-focused Security Maturity and Revenue
Technology-focused Security Maturity
Barriers to Making Organizations More Secure
Barriers to Making Organizations More Secure (continued)
Barriers to Making Organizations More Secure (ontinued)
Barriers to Making Organizations More Secure (continued)
Barriers to Making Organizations More Secure (continued)
Choosing Cybersecurity Products and Services
The Most Desired Security Additions for French Organizations
The Most Desired Security Additions for German Organizations
The Most Desired Security Additions for Italian Organizations
The Most Desired Security Additions for Spanish Organizations
The Most Desired Security Additions for UK Organizations
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
List of Exhibits (continued)
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Respondent’s Industry Sector
- Organization’s Annual Global Revenue
- Composition of Cybersecurity Teams in Enterprise
- Focus of IT Teams in Enterprise
- Staffing Expectations in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Responsibilities in Organizations
- Composition of Cybersecurity Teams in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Professionals by Type in Enterprise
- Focus of IT Teams in Enterprise
- Staffing Expectations in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Responsibilities in Organizations
- Composition of Cybersecurity Teams in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Professionals by Type in Enterprise
- Focus of IT Teams in Enterprise
- Staffing Expectations in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Responsibilities in Organizations
- Composition of Cybersecurity Teams in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Professionals by Type in Enterprise
- Focus of IT Teams in Enterprise
- Staffing Expectations in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Responsibilities in Organizations
- Composition of Cybersecurity Teams in Enterprise
- Cybersecurity Professionals by Type in Enterprise
- Focus of IT Teams in Enterprise
- Staffing Expectations in Enterprise
- Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 and 2021 Cybersecurity Budgets
- 2021 Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget
- Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget Expectations
- Number of Cyber Incidents that Negatively Impacted the Organization
- Results of Security Incidents*
- Cybersecurity Posture Self-assessment
- Security Maturity Classifications
- Security Maturity Classifications Considering an Organization’s Annual Revenue
- 5 Biggest Barriers to Improving Cybersecurity
- Key Criteria for Choosing Cybersecurity Products and Services
- France: Plans to Add Security Technology
- Germany: Plans to Add Security Technology
- Italy: Plans to Add Security Technology
- Spain: Plans to Add Security Technology
- United Kingdom: Plans to Add Security Technology
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