Safeguarding the new currency of business

Findings from the 2008 Global State of Information Security Study



It’s a different world.

Information has become the new currency of business – and its portability, accessibility and mobility back and forth across international, corporate and organizational boundaries are crucial components of a collaborative, globally connected business world.

At the same time, however, protecting corporate information assets is equally critical – especially as mobile devices proliferate, open use of the Internet surges, new business models shake out, and strategic sourcing initiatives stretch “long reach” supply chains further and across more countries and companies than ever before.

Just how well are companies across global markets, sectors and regions addressing these challenges this year?

We wanted to know. So we asked more than 7,000 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, vice presidents and directors of IT and information security from 119 countries.

One of the most striking survey results from the 2008 Global State of Information Security study is that – across industries and sectors, countries and regions, business models and company sizes – most respondents are reporting strong, often double-digit advances in implementing new security technologies, across virtually every security domain, from prevention to detection.

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