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1996 Ernst & Young and InformationWeek Security Survey

Looking for more information on Ernst & Young and InformationWeek's 4th annual security survey? You'll find additional data here that wasn't highlighted in our story " The Security Facade ."

1 To whom does your most-senior information-security person report?
2 Which of the following security measures does your organization employ on a regular basis?
3 Please rate the importance of these network issues.
4 Does your organization utilize the Internet for exchange of important business correspondence or information externally?
5 Do you monitor Internet activities associated with your organization through internal or external services?

To whom does your most-senior information security person report?

Head of information systems	37%
Department head within IS	28%
Non-IS exec	30%
Internal audit	2%
Other	3%

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Which of the following security measures does your organization employ on a regular basis?

File enc ryption	26%
PC access-control software	55%
Mini/mainframe access-control software	61%
Telecommunication encryption	17%
Dial-back or secure modems	38%
Terminal key locks or lock words	29%
PC hardware security devices	25%
Security-evaluation software	20%
Business continuity planning software	16%
Virus-detection software	91%
Message-authentication codes	12%
Firewalls to protect from external access	52%
One-time (token-based) passwords	26%
Signature verification	7%
Single sign-on software	23%
Biometrics to authenticate users	1%
Public-key cryptography	6%
Kerberos	4%
Redundant communications or power	34%

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Please rate the importance of these network issues:

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Extremely Important
Tampering or interference with intended operation of the network	4%	16%	38%	42%
Loss of message integrity	4%	18%	47%	31%
Loss of message confidentiality	4%	14%	47%	35%
Inability to identify network users	3%	15%	44%	38%
Unavailability of network	1%	7%	29%	63%
Unauthorized access via external remote dial-in methods	4%	12%	29%	55%