For Security & Risk Professionals

Articulating The Business Value Of Information Security

by Khalid Kark, July 24, 2009

Many CISOs struggle to articulate the value of their security programs and justify the security budget to business and executive management. This problem was acutely evident in the current economic downturn: Many security managers saw their budgets slashed, . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

The Enterprise IT Security Buyer Profile: 2009

Identifying High Spenders And Understanding Their Tech Adoption Trends And Buying Behavior

by Jonathan Penn, May 13, 2009

Security is one of the more resilient areas of IT spending in this global recession. IT security spending has been steadily increasing when measured as a percentage of the overall IT operating budget — representing a greater slice of the IT budget pie. . . .

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Market Overview: IT Security In 2009

by Jonathan Penn, April 22, 2009

The big news for the IT security market in 2009 is that it will fare relatively well. Cost and justification pressures are exerting themselves, but through increasing business-level visibility led by data-breach headlines, security spend continues to . . .

For Technology Sales Enablement Professionals

Role Profile: The Chief Information Security Officer

Understanding And Marketing To Security And Risk Professionals

by Emily Van Metre, Eric G. Brown, April 15, 2009

The chief information security officer (CISO) drives technology and services decisions that ensure compliance and protect the company's IT assets and brand. Knowing these stakeholders will help your sales force start the right conversation with a prospect, . . .

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VC Trends In IT Security

An Analysis Of 2008 Investment Activity

by Jonathan Penn, March 10, 2009

VCs generally started the year with optimism. As the economy worsened, however, VCs reacted first by curtailing activities and then by adapting their strategies to the new reality. Fortunately, the recession is affecting IT security less than other IT . . .

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Enterprise IT Security In Europe: 2008

Business Data Services Europe

by Bill Nagel, March 2, 2009

How are European enterprises adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including client security, data security, content filtering, and business continuity and disaster recovery? This document highlights an extensive data set collected from . . .

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SMB IT Security In Europe: 2008

Business Data Services Europe

by Bill Nagel, February 26, 2009

How are small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in Europe adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including client security, data security, content filtering, and business continuity and disaster recovery? This document gives highlights . . .

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IT Security Remains An Integral Part Of The Enterprise

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European enterprises shows hope for the current state of IT security. Thankfully, we found that the IT security organization continues to be a strong and important part of the business, as is demonstrated . . .

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SMBs Struggle To Keep Pace With IT Security

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European SMBs provides some insight into the current state of IT security. We found that the IT security organizations for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are becoming more similar to those . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

B2B Digital Marketing: A Deep Dive Into IT Security Decision-Makers

by G. Oliver Young, Laura Ramos, January 23, 2009

Security products mitigate corporate risk, and, as a consequence, buyers approach these purchases very conservatively. Forrester surveyed IT security buyers to find out how they respond to emerging social media and found that these tactics have not yet . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Security Budgets, Reporting, And Responsibilities Are All Rising In 2009

by Khalid Kark, January 20, 2009

Security professionals have been complaining for years about their inability to influence the organization and that information security is a thankless job. Recent conversations with CISOs and data from Forrester's annual security survey suggest that . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Twelve Recommendations For Your 2009 Information Security Strategy

by Khalid Kark, January 20, 2009

Many security predictions paint a doomsday scenario where a crippling cyberattack will leave us all reeling from its effects or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems vulnerabilities will be exploited to play havoc with our national . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Content Filtering By Region  (206 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 13, 2009

North American and European IT decision-makers report on their 2008-2009 IT security adoption, focusing on activities they currently or want to monitor or block.

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2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Sources That Influence Enterprises by Region  (247 KB PPT)

by Laura Ramos, G. Oliver Young, Jonathan Penn, January 9, 2009

Understanding what sources of media influence the purchasing decisions of North American and European IT security decision-makers in enterprises when researching and comparing security products.

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2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Content Filtering By Firm Size   (216 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 9, 2009

North American and European IT decision-makers within enterprises and SMBs report on their 2008-2009 IT security adoption, focusing on activities they currently or want to monitor or block.

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The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, . . .

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The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, application security, . . .

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Security And Risk Professionals: Must-Read Research In An Economic Downturn

by Simon Yates, October 30, 2008

As the global economy stands on the brink of a complete meltdown, the role of the security and risk management professional is never going to be more important than it is right now. With so many unknown hurdles still ahead, it's up to you to help navigate . . .

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European Security Managers Turn Their Gaze Inward In 2008

Key Takeaways From Forrester's Security Forum EMEA

by Bill Nagel, July 25, 2008

Forrester held its second Security Forum EMEA in Amsterdam on April 2 and 3, 2008, with 125 security and risk management (SRM) professionals in attendance discussing how to tackle transformation and achieve excellence in SRM. We asked many of these delegates . . .

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Managing The Expansion Of Security Responsibilities During Economic Uncertainty  (324 KB PPT)

by Khalid Kark, July 3, 2008

In the past few years, the siloed IT security role has rapidly added to its responsibilities and transformed itself into the cross-functional information risk management role. This has left many firms scrambling to structure their security and risk organizations . . .

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Understanding The Identity Management Market To Make Better Planning Decisions

by Andras Cser, Jonathan Penn, March 6, 2008

Organizations need quantified guidance on how adoption of specific identity and access management (IAM) technologies is succeeding in order to be able to plan their projects. Forrester examined the market adoption and future growth of a broad range of . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise IT Security Adoption: 2007

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, February 27, 2008

How are enterprises adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including security information management (SIM), application security, content filtering, and network access control (NAC)? This document gives highlights of an extensive data . . .

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The State Of SMB IT Security Adoption: 2007

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, February 27, 2008

How are small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including security information management (SIM), application security, content filtering, and network access control (NAC)? This document gives highlights . . .

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Identity Management Market Forecast: 2007 To 2014

Provisioning Will Extend Its Dominance Of Market Revenues

by Andras Cser, Jonathan Penn, February 6, 2008

The identity management — or identity and access management (IAM) — market will grow from nearly $2.6 billion in 2006 to more than $12.3 billion in 2014 (including revenues from both products and implementation services). Provisioning accounts for half . . .

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Enterprise IT Security Budgets, Q4 2007  (131 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 3, 2008

This data chart surfaces 2007 data on enterprise IT security budgets.