How much of your security do you outsource today?
None23%
<25%48%
25-50%20%
51-75%6%
>75%2%
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None23%
<25%48%
25-50%20%
51-75%6%
>75%2%
data security posture management 30%
data loss prevention 56%
data access governance 41%
encryption 33%
privacy enhanced technology 33%
use of synthetic data 11%
None, not using AI 4%
Your core data44%
Your cryptographic keys45%
Your proprietary code9%
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When you ask how much is outsourced, what do you mean? Percentage of the overall budget? Headcount? Security components in the organization (there are a lot of managed services out there)?