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Fortinet Survey Reveals Almost Half of IT Decision Makers Believe Board Members Still Do Not Treat Cybersecurity as a Top PrioritySUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “Over the years, we’ve seen that cybersecurity has become a key investment for organizations, with more and more C-level executives considering it as part of their broader IT strategy. As organizations now embrace digital transformation and turn to technologies like the cloud, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT investment but a strategic business decision. In today’s digital economy, I expect the trend we’ve seen at the board level to accelerate with security being treated as a top priority within an organizations’ broader risk management strategy. By doing so, companies will be in a better position to succeed in their digital transformation efforts.” News Summary: Fortinet® (NASDAQ:FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced the findings of its new Global Enterprise Security Survey. The research reveals that despite high profile cyberattacks continuing to occur, almost half of IT decision makers (ITDMs) at 250+ employee organizations around the world still believe that business executives are not making cybersecurity a significant enough priority or focus. However, many IT professionals believe that the transition to the cloud as part of their organizations’ digital transformation will in turn make security a growing priority. Board members are not treating cybersecurity as a top priority: 48% of IT decision makers believe that IT security is still not a top priority discussion for the board. This doesn’t seem to affect budgets since 61% of enterprises stated that they spend over 10% of their IT budget on security, which is a high investment. 71% of the surveyed respondents said their IT security budget has increased from the previous year. Now, IT decision makers feel strongly that cybersecurity should become a top management priority with 77% of the respondents saying that the board should actually put IT security under greater scrutiny. Three key drivers for cybersecurity becoming a top priority:
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