This statistic shows the distribution of IT security spending of companies in the United States from 2013 to 2015, by infrastructure layer. During the 2015 survey it was found that 36 percent of dedicated IT security budgets were allocated to network layers.
Budgeted or earmarked spending according to six company IT security layers in the United States from 2013 to 2015
Characteristic
2013
2014
2015
Network layer
40
38
36
Application layer
15
16
20
Data layer
17
17
18
Human layer
13
12
11
Physical layer
10
11
10
Host layer
5
6
5
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Ponemon Institute, & Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). (October 14, 2015). Budgeted or earmarked spending according to six company IT security layers in the United States from 2013 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293270/cyber-crime-company-it-security-budget/
Ponemon Institute, und Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). "Budgeted or earmarked spending according to six company IT security layers in the United States from 2013 to 2015." Chart. October 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293270/cyber-crime-company-it-security-budget/
Ponemon Institute, Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). (2015). Budgeted or earmarked spending according to six company IT security layers in the United States from 2013 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293270/cyber-crime-company-it-security-budget/
Ponemon Institute, and Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). "Budgeted or Earmarked Spending According to Six Company It Security Layers in The United States from 2013 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293270/cyber-crime-company-it-security-budget/
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