After witnessing hacker invasions at Home Depot, J.P. Morgan, Kmart and Target…

2014

UPGRADING SECURITY

… EVEN MORE IN HEALTHCARE (94%), FINANCIAL SERVICES (82%) AND GOVERNMENT (81%).

IS THE #2 MOST DIFFICULT SKILLSET TO FIND IN POTENTIAL

EMPLOYEES (BEHIND ONLY BI & ANALYTICS).

SOURCE: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2015; Kim S. Nash, “CIOs Need to Snap Out of Complacency.” CIO magazine January 15, 2015

2015 SECURITY PLANS

MORE CIOs PLAN TO SPEND TIME ON SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

THIS YEAR.

24% 31%2015

76%

23% 32% 30% 29% 18%

OF CIOs PLAN TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CHIEF RISK OFFICER THIS YEAR.

SECURITY/RISK MANAGEMENT IS AMONG THE TOP FOUR

PRIORITIES THAT CEOs HAVE FOR THEIR CIOs IN THE COMING YEAR

(UP FROM #8 LAST YEAR).� IT’S THE #2 PRIORITY IN GOVERNMENT

AND HIGH TECH/TELECOM INDUSTRIES.

OF CIOs SAY THAT INCREASING CYBERSECURITY WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REASON FOR IT INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR.

OF CIOs IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ...

OF CIOs IN HIGH-TECH / TELECOM ...

... SAID SECURITY WILL DRIVE SPENDING

OF CIOs IN GOVT ...

OF CIOs IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY

SAID THEY FEEL THE SAME WAY. SAY WHAT??RETAIL CIOs RANK OMNICHANNEL PROJECTS (47%), BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (43%) AND CUSTOMER ACQUISITION/RETENTION (37%) AHEAD OF SECURITY.

BUT ONLY

OVERALL

…retail companies tend to be very reticent to make investments in technology or software that doesn’t appear to have a bold, straight line back to sales or profitability.”DOUG STEPHENS, PRESIDENT, RETAIL PROPHET“

For more information, visit www.idgenterprise.com/report/2015-state-of-the-cio

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