What's your annual cybersecurity budget per employee?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud +15 more

Less than $100048%

$1000 - $200042%

$2000 - $30005%

$3000+4%

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General Partner in Software, 2 - 10 employees

I notice most answered <$1000 so far.
In another poll, the average was around $2700 per employee - across many industries i.e. insurance, financial services, retail, etc.
Maybe tech companies spend less than other industries 🤔

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Senior Director, Defense Programs in Software, 5,001 - 10,000 employees

Might also be thinking about what constitutes a “cybersecurity” spend to each industry. A lot of tools that have security benefits are enablers to tech companies to drive value, where other industries might consider them security related expenses. 🤔

Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

Agree— bit of a loose definition

Global Chief Cybersecurity Strategist & CISO in Healthcare and Biotech, Self-employed

It's because Cybersecurity is in many cases a sub to IT so items such as a laptop, std software, etc are under the bigger umbrella.

CISO in Software, 10,001+ employees

The question is how do you measure this spend?