Which of your cybersecurity budget items do you consider to be ‘recession-proof’ (if any)?
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CISO2 years ago
EPP, EDR, Threat Intelligence
EPP, EDR, Threat Intelligence
Yes70%
No30%
It’s still too early in our cloud journey for our own brokerage30%
We lack the budget to set up our own brokerage48%
We lack the cloud expertise to manage our own brokerage13%
We have a cloud services brokerage in place7%
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In times of economic uncertainty, some cybersecurity budget items tend to demonstrate resilience. Essential elements include incident response and recovery capabilities, ongoing investments in security training and awareness programs, endpoint security as well as cloud security tools. Compliance with industry regulations and data protection laws is non-negotiable.