Have you experienced any significant security breaches or data incidents involving your software vendors?
Yes, multiple times45%
Once40%
No15%
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Yes, multiple times45%
Once40%
No15%
We use standardized frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO) 50%
We developed custom benchmarks 39%
We use a mix of framework-defined metrics and custom benchmarks 6%
Unsure/other6%
None13%
1-536%
6-1022%
11-2017%
21-492%
50+1%
I don't know6%
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No recruiting.
No self promotion.
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