Hot or not, this industry is still growing up

摘要

We've all heard the refrain time and again: The information security industry is on fire. Reading any number of research reports on the topic lend support to the sentiment. For instance, stats from Gartner reveal that worldwide spend for IT security will reach $101 billion in 2018. The reasons are numerous. Cyberattacks occurring daily are prompting C-level executives and their board members to worry increasingly about the security of their organizations - as well as their jobs. This is resulting in more palpable (yet still somewhat beleagured) support for IT security planning, which we explore in-depth in this month's "Educating Boards" feature. As well, mobile workforces relying on any number of devices and cloud services are exposing organizations' critical data assets to a bevy of risks.