The statistic shows the average share of enterprise IT security spending that is put towards data protection activities, from 2005 to 2015, according to various surveys conducted by the Ponemon Institute. As of February 2016, according to respondents, enterprises dedicated an average of about ** percent of their IT security spending to data protection activities. This level of spending on data protection activities is down slightly from its peak of **** percent in 2010.
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Ponemon Institute. (February 28, 2016). Percentage of IT security spending dedicated to data protection activities from 2005 to 2015 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/536770/worldwide-it-security-budgets-as-share-of-it-budgets/
Ponemon Institute. "Percentage of IT security spending dedicated to data protection activities from 2005 to 2015." Chart. February 28, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/536770/worldwide-it-security-budgets-as-share-of-it-budgets/
Ponemon Institute. (2016). Percentage of IT security spending dedicated to data protection activities from 2005 to 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/536770/worldwide-it-security-budgets-as-share-of-it-budgets/
Ponemon Institute. "Percentage of It Security Spending Dedicated to Data Protection Activities from 2005 to 2015." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2016, /statistics/536770/worldwide-it-security-budgets-as-share-of-it-budgets/
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Percentage of IT security spending dedicated to data protection activities from 2005 to 2015 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, February 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/536770/worldwide-it-security-budgets-as-share-of-it-budgets/
