Information Security Poll (Page 3 of 3)
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NOTE: The response order is set to random in an attempt to avoid suggesting a particular answer. Therefore some otherwise ordered lists will not be ordered. There is no error and all correct responses will be tabulated.
What drivers most significantly impact information security within your company? (Multiple answers are allowed for this question.)
- Regulatory Compliance (43%, 13 Votes)
- Meeting our business objectives (20%, 6 Votes)
- Negative publicity/reputation damage concerns (17%, 5 Votes)
- Customers concerned about security (13%, 4 Votes)
- InfoSec is incorporated within the overall Risk Management Program (13%, 4 Votes)
- Privacy and Data Protection concerns (13%, 4 Votes)
- Phishing, spyware and other internet based threats (10%, 3 Votes)
- Risk related to external business partners (7%, 2 Votes)
- New Technology (3%, 1 Votes)
- Risk related to third-party providers (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
How do you measure the effectiveness of your information security initiatives?
- Internal Audits/Assessments (39%, 11 Votes)
- Internal Self-Assessments (25%, 7 Votes)
- External Audits/Assessments (21%, 6 Votes)
- Other (15%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 28
What is the greatest challenge your department faces when trying to deliver information security projects (Mulitiple answere are allowed for this question.)
- Having senior management support/sponsorship (41%, 12 Votes)
- Having sufficent budget (24%, 7 Votes)
- Having clearly defined roles and responsibilities (24%, 7 Votes)
- Availability of experienced and well trained Information Security professionals (10%, 3 Votes)
- Having sufficient technological resources (10%, 3 Votes)
- Other (7%, 2 Votes)
- Availability of experienced and well trained IT resources (3%, 1 Votes)
- Having a clearly defined management framework (3%, 1 Votes)
- Having the ability to obtain well qualified and experienced external consults when necessary (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 29
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