Obstacles to adopting advanced security processes worldwide 2018 l Statistic

This statistic presents the most common obstacles to adopting advanced security processes and technology according to security professionals worldwide. As of April 2018, 34 percent of respondents in the United States said that budged constraints were the biggest obstacle to adopting advanced cyber security processes.

Which of the following do you consider the biggest obstacles to adopting advanced cyber security processes and technology?

Characteristic	Australia	Brazil	Canada	France	Germany	India	Italy	Japan	Mexico	China	Russia	Spain	UK	United States	MEA*	Other European countries**	Other Latin American countries***
Budget constraints	23%	35%	29%	33%	25%	36%	38%	31%	31%	38%	60%	33%	27%	34%	36%	37%	35%
Competing priorities	28%	11%	29%	27%	28%	26%	24%	27%	16%	27%	20%	18%	32%	32%	25%	18%	24%
Lack of trained personnel	25%	28%	19%	22%	24%	31%	24%	28%	30%	25%	35%	33%	31%	26%	25%	23%	26%
Lack of knowledge about advanced security processes and technology	26%	26%	24%	21%	22%	24%	21%	26%	23%	29%	18%	21%	27%	22%	22%	17%	21%
Compatibility issues with legal systems	27%	19%	30%	27%	30%	30%	22%	23%	32%	40%	25%	25%	24%	28%	30%	25%	28%
Certification requirements	33%	27%	29%	29%	24%	27%	27%	22%	27%	23%	22%	27%	27%	30%	24%	33%	21%
Organizational culture/attitude and secrecy	30%	23%	25%	20%	16%	26%	17%	21%	26%	17%	19%	24%	28%	25%	20%	20%	27%
Reluctant to purchase until they proven in the market	19%	20%	23%	26%	25%	29%	20%	28%	15%	16%	17%	20%	21%	22%	22%	21%	25%
Current workload too heavy to take on new responsibilities	22%	16%	28%	18%	28%	28%	26%	27%	23%	21%	15%	28%	22%	22%	20%	17%	19%
Organization is not a high-value target for attacks	25%	18%	21%	22%	24%	17%	14%	20%	12%	16%	11%	13%	21%	21%	21%	20%	16%
Security is not an executive-level priority	22%	10%	17%	17%	20%	13%	13%	23%	15%	18%	11%	11%	19%	19%	17%	19%	21%

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2018

Special properties

cyber security professionals

Supplementary notes

* MEA: Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UAE
** Other European Countries: Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland & Sweden
***Other Latin American Countries: Argentina, Chile & Colombia

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