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IT Security: Does it make the Grade?
12/29/2005
And the organizational resource picture looks even worse when coupled with scarcity of staff: 12 percent of respondents pointed to “too few staff” as their own institution’s biggest barrier to security gains. The lowest score, the C- given to student support, is in large part attributed to lack of awareness, rather than lack of regard—a situation that’s possibly also related to a need for more staff attention.For the record. Organizational resource allocation clearly did not match the high priority and recognition given to IT security by higher education IT professionals and faculty in 2005. This year, CDW-G plans to perform a more extensive study, following up on key findings from 2005 data. Will the grades, particularly for funding and staffing, improve?
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