Information security: assessment of efficiency and effectiveness in 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 22, 2012
Through a survey conducted in the middle of 2012 it was found that 68 percent of organizations assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of their information security functions through assessments performed by internal audit functions.

How does your organization assess the efficiency and effectiveness of information security?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Assessments performed by internal audit function 68%
Internal self-assessments by IR or information security function 64%
Assessment by external party 56%
Monitoring and evaluation of security incidents and events 48%
In conjunction with the external financial statement audit 35%
Benchmarking against peers/competition 27%
Evaluation of information security operational performance 19%
Formal certification to external security standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001:2005) 15%
Formal certification to industry security standards (e.g. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) 15%
Evaluation of information security costs 14%
Evaluation of return of investment (or similar such ROSI) performance 5%
No assessments performed 4%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents68%68%64%64%56%56%48%48%35%35%27%27%19%19%15%15%15%15%14%14%5%5%4%4%Assessments performed by internal audit functionInternal self-assessments by IR or information security functionAssessment by external partyMonitoring and evaluation of security incidents and eventsIn conjunction with the external financial statement auditBenchmarking against peers/competitionEvaluation of information security operational performanceFormal certification to external security standards (e.g. ISO/IEC27001:2005)Formal certification to industry security standards (e.g. Payment CardIndustry Data Security Standards)Evaluation of information security costsEvaluation of return of investment (or similar such ROSI) performanceNo assessments performed
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Release date

November 2012

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May to July 2012

Number of respondents

1,836*

Special properties

CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

* Ernst & Young received feedback from nearly 1,836 CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, CEOs and other information security executives from 64 countries and across all industry sectors.

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