http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150726/NEWS/307269992/survey-nearly-1-in-4-it-firms-suffered-security-breach
By TOM HENDERSON
Crain's Detroit Business
July 26, 2015
Twenty-three percent of executives at technology companies say their firms
have suffered a security breach in the past 12 months, according to the
national annual Technology Industry Business Outlook survey conducted by
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.
Three-fourths of executives surveyed say their companies will spend
between 1 percent and 5 percent of annual revenue on IT security in the
next 12 months.
"The survey findings on security are an important marker, since tech
companies are the pacesetters in IT security. How much and where tech
companies spend on IT security, and how successful they are, can serve as
guides for all other industries," Gary Matuszak, global chairman of KPMG's
technology, media and telecommunications practice, said in a release.
The KPMG survey was of upper managers at 111 U.S.-based technology
companies. Of the respondents, 54 percent were in companies with revenue
of more than $1 billion a year, with the rest at companies with annual
revenue between $100 million and $1 billion.
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