Regulatory compliance and protecting intellectual property (IP) are among the top reasons driving demand for security products – not phishing, worms, spyware and hack attacks, according to a recent report.
Some 50 North American chief information security officers (CISOs) participated in the Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. survey. Put simply, they said regulatory compliance ranks as the top business reason driving demand for security software. Next came protecting access by unauthorized intrusions and unplanned downtime.
Compliance, Not Spyware, Drives IT Budgets, Security Execs Say
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