Success factors that can strengthen an organization's cyber security posture in the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide from 2015 to 2018
Characteristic
2015
2018
Improvement in technologies
41%
47%
Improvement in staffing
40%
45%
Increase in funding
47%
34%
Cyber intelligence improvements
47%
33%
Improvement in threat sharing
23%
30%
Reduction in the compliance burden
10%
27%
Ability to minimize employee-related risk
36%
25%
Reduction in complexity
21%
22%
Increase in C-level support
16%
19%
Cybersecurity support
19%
17%
Other
0%
1%
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This statistic presents the most common success factors that can strengthen an organization's cyber security posture in the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide from 2015 to 2018. According to survey results, in 2015, 41 percent of respondents stated that improvement in technologies was a factor that could strengthen an organization's cyber security posture against cyber threats. When asked regarding the coming year of 2018, there was a six percentage point increase regarding this particular response, with 47 percent of respondents stating the that improvement in technologies would be a success factor.
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Raytheon, & Ponemon Institute. (February 28, 2018). Success factors that can strengthen an organization's cyber security posture in the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide from 2015 to 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/883533/success-factors-strengthen-organization-cyber-security-posture/
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Raytheon, Ponemon Institute. (2018). Success factors that can strengthen an organization's cyber security posture in the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide from 2015 to 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/883533/success-factors-strengthen-organization-cyber-security-posture/
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Success factors that can strengthen an organization's cyber security posture in the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide from 2015 to 2018 [Graph], Raytheon, & Ponemon Institute, February 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/883533/success-factors-strengthen-organization-cyber-security-posture/
