Losing Ground 2009 TMT Global Security Survey | United States | Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Losing Ground
The last edition of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT Global Security Survey found that many TMT companies were only just managing to keep up with the growing threats in information security, despite increased spend. What effect does the current economy have on digital security, and what efforts do TMT companies undertake to address the growing number of threats they are facing?

Scope
Deloitte’s third edition of the Global Security Survey for the Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications industry, “Losing Ground: Deloitte Global TMT Security Survey 2009,” was based on in-depth research, mostly in-person, with over 200 TMT organizations around the world. Respondents included companies headquartered in every major region:

North America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia Pacific
Japan
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office

Organizations that participated in the survey range from the large (with annual revenues of over $15 billion) to the small, those with less than 500 employees.

Key findings of the survey
The TMT industry is feeling the pressure of the global recession, which is having a profound effect on their spending. Last year’s survey reported that many TMT companies were just managing to keep their heads above water when it came to security. This year’s results indicate companies are explicitly scaling back, which is having a detrimental impact on all aspects of TMT security.

The survey revealed the following key findings:

Security investment is spiraling down with the economy
Social networking adds to the list of insider threats
Outsourcing outpaces security
Going public about privacy
Regulatory issues are moving to the forefront
Virtual and physical security worlds are colliding

Download the key findings document attached below for a summary of the results. The complete detailed report is also available.

Dbriefs Webcast Archive
Listen to the Dbriefs Webcast entitled "Coping with Security Threats: What the Economic Downturn Means." Deloitte leaders and participants not only discussed the results of this survey, but also looked into:

Top security issues – data leakage and protection, business continuity and disaster recovery, and intellectual property
Security readiness – ways of addressing challenges of mobile workforces, identification, and response to top areas of threat
Elements of a proactive and aligned security strategy, key market drivers, staffing and organizational requirements, budgets and training

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