Voice of Customer: Global Banking and Financial Services Security Trends
Growth Opportunities Gleaned from a Survey of Enterprise End Users Who Influence Cybersecurity Budgets
Because of digitalization initiatives, the bring-your-own-device trend, and the sheer number of internet of things-enabled devices, banking and financial services organizations have found themselves connected to a vast digital ecosystem vulnerable to many threats. In this fast-changing cybersecurity landscape, organizations are ready to make significant investments to protect their facilities, operations, and customers’ banking movements from harm.
Frost & Sullivan conducted a Voice of Customer survey of a total of 2,448 cybersecurity decision makers and influencers in organizations with at least 250 employees in 2023 to understand their cybersecurity operations, organizational management, technology investment, threat awareness, and other factors influencing decisions for new cybersecurity investments. The respondents were from seven countries (Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) chosen as a representation of global trends. Specifically for the banking, financial services, and insurance sector, the focus of this analysis, 681 respondents—primarily director-level or above and part of information technology or cybersecurity teams—provided insights and opinions on topics including cybersecurity budgets, program priorities, common tools and technologies, and persistent challenges.
Research Objectives and Methodology
Objectives
Sample Structure
Cybersecurity Teams in Banking and Financial Organizations
Key Findings
Overall Influence on Cybersecurity Purchases and Upgrades
Who are the Decision Makers?
Cybersecurity Operations
Cybersecurity Resources
Cybersecurity Solutions Budget
Key Findings
Cybersecurity Budget
Cybersecurity Budget Year-over-Year Changes
Cybersecurity Budget Allocation in 2023
Average Cybersecurity Budget by Country
Russo-Ukrainian War's Influence on Cybersecurity Budgets
Growth Drivers and Challenges
Key Findings
Cybersecurity Strategy Drivers
Cybersecurity Strategy Challenges
Risk Awareness in Preparing for Potential Cyber Attacks
Successful Cyber Attacks in the Past 12 Months
Current Cybersecurity Concerns
Previous Successful Cybersecurity Attacks
Impact of Previous Successful Cybersecurity Attacks
Organizational Risk Awareness
Tools and Technologies
Key Findings
Cybersecurity Program Priorities
Main Objectives for Cybersecurity Solutions
Application Security Solutions
Cloud Security Solutions
Data Security Solutions
Endpoint Security Solutions
Identity Security Solutions
Network Security Solutions
Security Operations Solutions
Security Services
Strategic Insights
Appendix
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