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Resultsof2009(ISC)MemberCareerSurvey*Toviewanyofthefillintheblankresults,pleasecontact:[email protected].
In w hich country are you based?
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2817
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What is your job tit le?
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Looking at the last six months, October 2008 March 2009,
how has your department been impacted by the currenteconomic downturn compared to the first 9 months of 2008?
Please rank each of the follow ing areas (Questions 1 - 7):
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Travel budget
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not at all 22.5% 599
somewhat 36.6% 975
significantly 39.4% 1050
things are better than they were before thedownturn
1.5% 39
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New hires
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not at all 28.7% 763
somewhat 31.3% 835
significantly 36.7% 975
things are better than they were before thedownturn
3.3% 87
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Professional development and training budget
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ResponseFrequency
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not at all 24.3% 642
somewhat 39.9% 1054
significantly 34.4% 910
things are better than they were before thedownturn
1.4% 38
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Purchases of security equipment and technology
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ResponseFrequency
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not at all 25.7% 680
somewhat 46.1% 1220
significantly 26.4% 696things are better than they were before thedownturn
1.8% 48
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Information security budget
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ResponseFrequency
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not at all 25.8% 680
somewhat 49.9% 1318
significantly 21.9% 579
things are better than they were before thedownturn
2.4% 62
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Personnel reduction s or layoffs
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ResponseFrequency
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not at all 44.7% 1184
somewhat 30.3% 804
significantly 23.3% 617
things are better than they were before thedownturn
1.7% 45
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Outsourcing of security functions
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ResponseFrequency
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not at all 69.7% 1847
somewhat 21.0% 555
significantly 8.4% 223things are better than they were before thedownturn
0.9% 25
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How do you expect the economic downturn to affect the areas
below in the remainder of 2009? Please rank each of the
follow ing areas (Questions 1 7):
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Travel budget
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will stay the same 45.1% 1167
will worsen somewhat 34.5% 892will worsen significantly 14.8% 384
will improve somewhat 5.5% 141
will improve significantly 0.1% 3
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New hires
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ResponseFrequency
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will stay the same 46.4% 1198
will worsen somewhat 24.1% 622
will worsen significantly 16.6% 428
will improve somewhat 11.5% 297
will improve significantly 1.4% 37
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Professional development and training budget
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ResponseFrequency
ResponseCount
will stay the same 45.5% 1176
will worsen somewhat 31.2% 807
will worsen significantly 14.9% 384
will improve somewhat 7.8% 202
will improve significantly 0.6% 16
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Information security budget
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ResponseFrequency
ResponseCount
will stay the same 53.3% 1362
will worsen somewhat 29.2% 746
will worsen significantly 8.8% 225
will improve somewhat 8.0% 205
will improve significantly 0.7% 19
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Security equipment and technology purchases
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ResponseFrequency
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will stay the same 50.6% 1300
will worsen somewhat 29.1% 746
will worsen significantly 11.1% 284will improve somewhat 8.7% 222
will improve significantly 0.5% 13
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Personnel reduction s or layoffs
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will stay the same 52.9% 1362
will worsen somewhat 28.9% 743
will worsen significantly 11.6% 299
will improve somewhat 6.0% 154
will improve significantly 0.6% 17
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Outsourcing of security functions
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ResponseFrequency
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will stay the same 76.5% 1969
will worsen somewhat 13.2% 341
will worsen significantly 5.5% 142
will improve somewhat 4.2% 108
will improve significantly 0.6% 15
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Has the downturn affected your security in the following areas
in the last six months (October 1, 2008 March 31, 2009)?
Please rank each of the follow ing areas (Questions 1 6):
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Internal hacks against system
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ResponseFrequency
ResponseCount
no impact 80.8% 1983
moderate impact 15.8% 387
significant impact 2.6% 65
situation is better than before downturn 0.8% 19
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Internal attacks against infrastructure
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ResponseFrequency
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no impact 82.5% 2022
moderate impact 14.6% 358
significant impact 2.1% 52
situation is better than before downturn 0.8% 19
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External attacks against system
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ResponseFrequency
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no impact 66.0% 1613
moderate impact 27.9% 680
significant impact 5.4% 131
situation is better than before downturn 0.7% 16
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External attacks against infrastructure
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ResponseFrequency
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no impact 69.6% 1694
moderate impact 25.6% 624
significant impact 4.1% 101
situation is better than before downturn 0.7% 15
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Theft of intellectual property
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no impact 71.4% 1749
moderate impact 22.9% 560
significant impact 4.9% 121
situation is better than before downturn 0.8% 20
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Fraud/embezzlement
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ResponseFrequency
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no impact 71.2% 1745
moderate impact 23.5% 575
significant impact 4.8% 119
situation is better than before downturn 0.5% 13
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Hiring Managers:
Do you have hiring responsibilities?
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Yes 31.0% 775
No 69.0% 1724
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Are you planning to hire any additional informati on security professionalsin the coming year?
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ResponseFrequency
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no 56.0% 427
yes, 1-2 people 32.5% 248
yes, 3-4 people 7.2% 55
yes, more than 5 people 4.3% 32
answered question 762
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If so, what specific expertise are you seeking from professionals? Chooseall that apply.
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Access control systems and methodology 34.1% 134
Applications and system development security 33.9% 131
Administration 13.3% 51
Business planning 6.0% 23
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning 23.4% 93
Certification & accreditation 29.9% 117
Cryptography 13.5% 54
Law, investigations, and ethics 9.1% 37
Forensics 15.4% 59
Operations security 41.9% 164
Policy development 22.4% 89
Physical security 8.3% 32Security architecture and models 29.9% 118
Security management practices 32.3% 128
Telecommunications and network security 30.7% 119
ISO/IEC 17799 (Code of Practice for InformationSecurity Management)
19.8% 81
Information risk management 40.4% 155
Privacy 10.2% 43
Auditing 27.1% 109
Corporate governance 15.9% 62
Other (please specify below) 8.6% 33
Other (please specify) 46
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How difficult has it been to find the right candidates for the position(s)youre attempting to f i l l?
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very difficult 32.6% 217
somewhat difficult 48.4% 322not difficult at all 19.0% 126
Please explain your answer 223
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What affect do credential(s) have on your hiring decisions?
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Response
Countno impact 4.9% 35
viewed as a disadvantage 1.7% 12
viewed as somewhat favorable 25.0% 180
preferred 49.2% 355
required 19.3% 139
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Do certified individuals contribute to better security?
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Yes 79.0% 565
No 21.0% 150
If so, how? Please explain below. 365
answered question 715
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If so, which credentials do you feel are most impo rtant intodays environmen t? Please list all that apply.
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514
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If youre currently searching for a job, what can (ISC) do to assist you?
Check all that apply.
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ResponseFrequency
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career/resume/interview tips 58.0% 1128
career resources (white papers, Webinars, etc.) 44.1% 860
job matching 66.2% 1282
discounts on (ISC)2 Review Seminars 22.7% 435
recruiter advice/consulations 41.8% 809
more free CPE opportunities 63.3% 1218
more networking events 47.6% 923
other (please explain below) 5.2% 100
Other (please specify)157
answered question 1943
skipped question 874
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