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Information security: assessment of efficiency and effectiveness in 2012
Information security: assessment of efficiency and effectiveness in 2012
How does your organization assess the efficiency and effectiveness of information security?
by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 22, 2012
Through a survey conducted in the middle of 2012 it was found that 68 percent of organizations assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of their information security functions through assessments performed by internal audit functions.
How does your organization assess the efficiency and effectiveness of information security?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Assessments performed by internal audit function | 68% |
| Internal self-assessments by IR or information security function | 64% |
| Assessment by external party | 56% |
| Monitoring and evaluation of security incidents and events | 48% |
| In conjunction with the external financial statement audit | 35% |
| Benchmarking against peers/competition | 27% |
| Evaluation of information security operational performance | 19% |
| Formal certification to external security standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001:2005) | 15% |
| Formal certification to industry security standards (e.g. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) | 15% |
| Evaluation of information security costs | 14% |
| Evaluation of return of investment (or similar such ROSI) performance | 5% |
| No assessments performed | 4% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Assessments performed by internal audit function | 68% |
| Internal self-assessments by IR or information security function | 64% |
| Assessment by external party | 56% |
| Monitoring and evaluation of security incidents and events | 48% |
| In conjunction with the external financial statement audit | 35% |
| Benchmarking against peers/competition | 27% |
| Evaluation of information security operational performance | 19% |
| Formal certification to external security standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001:2005) | 15% |
| Formal certification to industry security standards (e.g. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) | 15% |
| Evaluation of information security costs | 14% |
| Evaluation of return of investment (or similar such ROSI) performance | 5% |
| No assessments performed | 4% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 22, 2012
Through a survey conducted in the middle of 2012 it was found that 68 percent of organizations assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of their information security functions through assessments performed by internal audit functions.
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- November 2012
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- May to July 2012
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- CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview, online survey
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* Ernst & Young received feedback from nearly 1,836 CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives from 64 countries and across all industry sectors.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- May to July 2012
- Special properties
- CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview, online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Ernst & Young received feedback from nearly 1,836 CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives from 64 countries and across all industry sectors.
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