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Since the administrations of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Washington politicians have pledged to address cyber-vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure industries. Has anything changed? Not really. The research conducted by ESG and presented in this brief reveals that critical infrastructure organizations continue to experience numerous security incidents and believe that the threat landscape is only getting worse. Furthermore, security professionals working at these organizations remain unclear about the U.S. government’s cybersecurity strategy. In spite of this confusion, critical infrastructure organizations believe that it’s time for Washington to get more involved in cybersecurity issues and create cybersecurity programs that offer real help.
In order to assess IT spending priorities over the next 12-18 months, ESG recently surveyed 601 IT professionals representing midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations in North America and Western…