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State of the CSO 2008: Powering Up

Our exclusive 2008 State of the CSO survey shows growth on almost every front in the battle to engrain security and risk management into every business.

By Derek Slater

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- Your job overall: 4.0
- Your organizations acceptance of/support for security: 3.7
- The quality and relevance of security standards and guidelines: 3.6
- The quality and relevance of products offered by security vendors: 3.4
- The quality and relevance of services offered by security vendors: 3.3
- National policy regarding security: 3.0

The following mean scores indicate respondents' confidence, on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being highly confident), in:

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- Continued growth of recognition of security as a business function: 4.0
- Short-term viability of the Internet as a business channel: 3.9
- Long-term viability of the Internet as a business channel: 3.9
- Your ability to secure your company's assets, given current resources: 3.6
- Law enforcement's capabilities to stop and prosecute electronic crime: 2.6
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