IT Security Across Western European Vertical Markets -- Trends and Opportunities: An IDC Survey

IT Security Across Western European Vertical Markets -- Trends and Opportunities: An IDC Survey published by IDC in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 23 and the price starts from US $ 7200.

Introduction

Abstract

This study draws on the results of IDC' s European Vertical Market survey, carried out in January/April 2009 in the top 5 Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.) among 1,898 companies with more than 20 employees.

Despite IT budget cuts, the IDC survey clearly shows that security spending is more inflexible in the face of weak economic conditions. Indeed the percentage of companies investing in security is set to remain high in the short term across all vertical markets. Of course, this doesn' t mean that security spending will show the growth rates it has seen in the past few years, but that it will remain more solid compared with other technology areas.

"The 2009 IDC vertical market survey investigated security solutions across vertical markets and found that IT-intensive sectors such as finance and telecom will mainly invest in security solution upgrades while new solutions will be mostly targeted by less IT mature industries such as transport or healthcare," said Giuliana Folco, research VP, European Industry Solutions, IDC.

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Methodology
• Definitions
• Vertical Markets
• Solution Areas — Security
• Identity and Access Management
• Secure Content and Threat Management
• Security and Vulnerability Management
• Situation Overview
• Adoption of Security by Industry in Europe
• Financial Services: Strong Focus on Identity and Authentication
• Manufacturing: Securing the Infrastructure Across Sites
• Telecom/Media: Protecting Networks and Content
• Transport: Ensuring Compliance and Securing Communications Infrastructure
• Utilities/Oil and Gas: Smart Card Solutions
• Retail/Wholesale: Mobility Driving New Security Needs
• Business Services: Protecting Data and Networks
• Public Sector: From ePassports to Mobile Security, Several Areas of Focus
• Future Outlook
• Security Still Top Investment Priority Across All Vertical Markets
• Security Investments: Still a Solid Trend for Selected Areas
• Where Will Companies Invest?
• Security Investments Strongly Tied to Data-Intensive Solution Investments
• Security-as-a-Service Across Verticals
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: Western Europe Investment Plans in Security Technologies by Solution Area and Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
• Figure: Western Europe, Adoption of Security Technologies by Vertical Market
• Figure: Western Europe, Investment Priority Level by Vertical Market
• Figure: Western Europe, Investment Plans for Security Technologies by Vertical Market
• Figure: Western Europe, Plans to Invest in New Security Technologies by Vertical Market and Solution Area
• Figure: Western Europe, Plans to Invest in Enhancements of Security Technologies by Vertical Market and Solution Area
• Figure: Western Europe, Correlation of Solution Investments (Excluding Maintenance) With Security Investments in 2009 by Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
• Figure: Western Europe, Ranking of Correlation of Solution and Security Investments (Excluding Maintenance)
• Figure: Western Europe, Current Adoption and Future Plans in Security as a Service (% of Respondents)

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