September 8, 1997

How We Got The Numbers he fifth annual InformationWeek/Ernst & Young survey was conducted in July of this year. We surveyed a total of 627 IT managers and professionals in the United States. For the first time, the survey included an international component. We surveyed a total of 3,599 IT managers working in 24 countries, including Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The grand total of completed surveys from managers and professionals, including those from the U.S., was 4,226. By industry, 25% of the U.S. respondents work in manufacturing, the largest group by far. This group was followed by respondents who work in government, accounting for 12%, education (10% of respondents), health care and banking (6% each), professional and financial services, retail, insurance, transportation, and t elecommunications (3% each), and the old reliable "other" (23%). By title, 35% of the U.S. respondents describe themselves as the most senior IS executive in their organization. Another 28% are department heads within the IS group. Just 3% are security managers, and 1% are internal auditors. Another 13% are non-IS executives, and 20% described themselves as "other." The survey team was headed by Scott Ramsey, national director of information security services at Ernst & Young in Cleveland. Back to News in Review Send Us Your Feedback Top of the Page

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