Dell gauges new security-spend patterns

INDIA: Dell recently announced the findings of a global security survey of leading public and private sector security decision-makers, in a bid to gauge their awareness of, and preparedness for the new wave of threats plaguing IT security.

Dell had commissioned an independent technology market research specialist Vanson Bourne to undertake the research. During the survey, a total of 1440 interviews were undertaken globally, out of which 200 interviews were conducted in India.

The key findings from the India market are showed that on an average, 25.5 per cent of organizations' total spending is on IT in India whereas the highest 22 per cent organizations spend around 15 to 30 per cent of total spending on IT. In public sector, the average spending is 24.7 per cent of total spending while in the private sector it is 25.9 per cent

In the last 12 months, around 85 per cent of organizations have increased spending in the education/training of employees; 75 per cent of organizations have increased spending in completing security risk assessment and software on premise; 71 per cent of organizations have increased spending on hardware and 65 per cent of organizations have increased spending on creating a response plan

Some 40 per cent voted for malware on the network and 39% voted on employees inadvertently taking data outside corporate networks

When asked about the greatest security threat to their organization in the next five years, 65 per cent organizations voted for increased reliance upon internet and browser-based apps; 42 per cent respondents chose increased use of mobile devices while 56 per cent voted for increased use of cloud and the growth in "big data" and 28 per cent of organizations voted for threats that are yet unknown

“It is surprising to discover that the organizations are not well-prepared for the various unknown security threats that can have serious implications for their business. According to our study, a majority of companies seem to be ignorant of the security hazards that are growing at an alarming rate and can easily evade detection. It is high-time companies realize the urgency to address these threats by opting for a fool-proof framework combining the enterprise network that provides deep threat prevention”, said Murli Mohan, General Manager, Dell Software