The impact of COVID-19 on how CISOs make buying decisions - Help Net Security

The impact of COVID-19 on how CISOs make buying decisions - Help Net Security

It’s no secret that the past year has resulted in organizations fast-tracking their digital transformation projects, making drastic changes to their operations while also attempting to prepare for a very uncertain future. To get a sense of the real impact of the pandemic on cyber security, we conducted a wide-ranging survey with UK IT decision makers on their expectations and priorities for the next 12 months.



We found that COVID-19 has not only led to an increase in security spending, but also placed a greater level of strategic importance on strong relationships between businesses and vendors.


Increased attacks are driving up spending


“When, not if” has been a common mantra regarding cyberattacks for some time, and the inevitability of suffering an attack was more apparent than ever in 2020. Three quarters of respondents told us the ..

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