Given the cost and difficulty to find and hire security professionals, how did your use of external consultants change over the recent 2 years?

Architecture Strategy

Decreased21%

No change46%

Increased32%

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IT Manager in Software4 years ago

expecting some increase

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IT Analyst in Education4 years ago

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