A Profile of Convergence

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

HERE ARE SOME CONVERGENCE TRENDS CULLED FROM A SURVEY OF TOP SECURITY AND IT PROFESSIONALS AT BIG GLOBAL COMPANIES….

63% of security and IT organizations “[have] a formal coordination mechanism.”

10% of organizations say that physical and information security functions run as a single entity.

7% of respondents believe that vulnerability in either the physical or IT security system can lead to a breach in the other system.

91% of respondents show an increase in security investment; two-thirds see investment increasing by 8%; 31% suggest an investment increase of greater than 12%.

33% of respondents envision convergence happening in their organizations in the next two to five years; another third say it will never happen because of issues such as turf control, budget conflicts or lack of technical platforms.

SOURCE: “Enterprise Threat Management and Security Convergence: A Benchmarking Study,” sponsored by Honeywell, based on a survey of 50 CIOs, CSOs and CISOs at U.S.-based global companies with annual revenues more than $1 billion. Visit honeywellintegrated.com.

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