The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has highlighted fundamental gaps and failings in organisational attitudes to cyber security, with the result that security projects are receiving increased attention and budget across the board, according to the latest, updated edition of the TechTarget/Computer Weekly IT Priorities 2020 survey.

At the beginning of 2020, risk management and compliance were seen as the top spending priorities for CISOs, and while this remains a key area of focus, much has changed.

According to the new data, which was compiled in September and October 2020, with two exceptions, the most widespread IT projects all related to security and data protection, with end-user security training, governance, risk and compliance tools, and multifactor authentication the top current projects.

CIOs are also focusing heavily on vulnerability management, fraud detection systems and tools, identity and access management (IAM), and disaster recovery.

A total of 77% of respondents said investment in security and risk management was easier to justify since the pandemic began – while 71% said the same of backup and disaster recovery solutions – and the data clearly shows…

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