“The Global State of Information Security 2006,” a worldwide study by CIO, CSO and PricewaterhouseCoopers, was conducted online from April 5 to May 22. Readers of CIO and CSO and clients of PricewaterhouseCoopers from around the globe were invited via e-mail to take the survey. The results shown in this report are based on the responses of 7,791 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, and vice presidents and directors of IT and information security from 50 countries. The margin of error for this study is plus or minus 1%.The study represents a broad range of industries including technology (10%), education (10%), consulting and professional services (8%), government (8%), telecommunications (6%), and financial services and banking (4%).Thirty-two percent of respondents reported total annual sales of less than $100 million, 14% reported sales between $100 million and $999.9 million, 17% said their annual sales exceeded $1 billion, 17% were nonprofit organizations, and 17% didn’t say. Job titles included CIO, CTO, vice president, director and manager of IT (22%), information security professional (12%), non-IT executive (12%), other IT titles (39%). Fifteen percent listed “other” or did not answer the question. Related content news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability brandpost The advantages and risks of large language models in the cloud Understanding the pros and cons of LLMs in the cloud is a step closer to optimized efficiency—but be mindful of security concerns along the way. By Daniel Prizmant, Senior Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks Oct 03, 2023 5 mins Cloud Security news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Vulnerabilities news UK businesses face tightening cybersecurity budgets as incidents spike More than a quarter of UK organisations think their cybersecurity budget is inadequate to protect them from growing threats. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 3 mins CSO and CISO Risk Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe