Whenever you visit our websites, information may be collected using cookies and similar tools to improve your user experience and to enhance the performance of the website.
Closing this message means you accept the use of cookies.
5Top Five Research Implications and Recommendations
1Research Methodology
6Respondent Demographics
1Respondents by Current Position
1Respondents by Current Primary Responsibilities
1Respondents by Region
1Respondents by Number of Employees
1Respondents by Industry
1Respondents by Annual Revenue
ESG/ISSA Research Report: Through the Eyes of Cyber Security Professionals: Annual Research Report (Part II)
ESG/ISSA Research Report
Dec 15, 2016
Today’s cyber security professionals reside on the frontline of a perpetual battle, tasked with applying limited resources to outthink would be cyber-attackers and defend their organizations against everything from embarrassing website defacement through unseemly ransomware extortion to devastating data breaches. Alarmingly, cyber security professionals often accept this challenge knowing they are undermanned for the fight. According to ESG research, 46% of organizations claim to have a problematic shortage of cyber security skills.
In order to assess the experiences, careers, and opinions of cyber security professionals, ESG and ISSA surveyed 437 cyber security professionals representing organizations of all sizes and across all industries and geographic locations. Survey respondents were also ISSA members.
Page Count: 39
Table of Contents
Executive Summary (3)
Report Conclusions(2)
Research Objectives(1)
Research Findings(28)
The ISSA Survey Respondents(9)
Are Organizations Vulnerable to Cyber-attacks?(3)
The Cyber Security Skills Shortage(4)
Bridging the Cyber Security Gap(5)
Government and Cyber Security(7)
Conclusion(6)
The Bigger Truth(1)
Top Five Research Implications and Recommendations(5)
Research Methodology(1)
Respondent Demographics(6)
Respondents by Current Position(1)
Respondents by Current Primary Responsibilities(1)
In order to accurately assess organizations’ endpoint security technologies, policies, and processes, ESG surveyed 340 IT and information security professionals representing large midmarket (500 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees…
