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Methodology
The Kaspersky IT Security Calculator is based on an annual online survey conducted among thousands of IT and business decision-makers around the world. In 2021, Kaspersky and B2B International interviewed 3,063 respondents from companies with 50 and up to 4,999 employees. Representatives were from 31 countries, working in different industries and company sizes. The statistics presented in the Kaspersky IT Security Calculator are self-reported by survey respondents and are for directional use.
Geography
The Calculator statistics are based on respondents' answers from the following countries:
North America
USA and Canada
Europe
Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands
APAC
Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
LATAM
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chili, Argentina
META
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, South Africa
Russia and CIS
Russia
Kazakhstan
STATISTICS FOR THE “ALL COUNTRIES" OPTION INCLUDES ALL THESE REGIONS
Statistics
Survey respondents were screened for their level of influence on IT security decisions within their organization and knowledge of IT security matters. All responses were aggregated into categories defined by region, industry, and company size. It should be taken into account that the more respondents that provided data, the more reliable it is. This is why results based on less than 15 respondents are not shown in the Calculator. Instead, search results are expanded for such requests in order to provide a sufficient amount of data. It is also recommended that statistics based on less than 30 respondents are used with caution, due to this still being a low base.
IT security budget
This graph shows the average annual budget companies are spending on IT security at the moment, the IT security budget's share of the total IT spend, and the average percent by which this budget is expected to change in the next three years. The IT security budget estimate is based on the combination of responses to the question below. For the calculation, the intervals in the questions were transformed into continuous variables by taking the midpoint (high and low point for the first and the last intervals respectively). The average value displayed is a trimmed mean.
IT security budget entered by the Calculator user is considered equal to the industry average if it deviates by less than 5% from it.
The questions asked:- As a best estimate, how much does your organization currently spend on IT?
The scale for this question was displayed in local currencies. Below you can see an example for the USA.1-49 EMPLOYEES 50-999 EMPLOYEES 1000+ EMPLOYEES Less than $2,500 Less than $125,000 Less than $1.25m $2.5k - $5k $125k - $250k $1.26m - $2.5m $5.1k - $12.5k $251k - $500k $2.6m - $5m $12.6k - $50k
$501k - $1.25m $5.1m - $12.5m $51k - $100k $1.26m - $2.5m $12.6m - $25m $101k - $250k $2.6m - $3.75m $25.1m - $50m $251k - $500k $3.76m - $5m $50.1m - $250m $501k - $750k $5.1m - $12.5m $251m - $1bn $750k+ $12.6m + $1bn+
- Roughly, what proportion of this budget is allocated to IT security?
Less than 1% 2-4% 5-10% 11-15%
16-20% 21-25% 26-50%
51-60% 61-75% More than 75%
- In terms of the total amount of money spent, how do you expect your IT security budget to change over the next three years?
50%+ increase 30-49% increase 10-29% increase 1-9% increase
No change 1-9% decrease 10-29% decrease
30-49% decrease 50%+ decrease
1-49 EMPLOYEES | 50-999 EMPLOYEES | 1000+ EMPLOYEES |
---|---|---|
Less than $2,500 | Less than $125,000 | Less than $1.25m |
$2.5k - $5k | $125k - $250k | $1.26m - $2.5m |
$5.1k - $12.5k | $251k - $500k | $2.6m - $5m |
$12.6k - $50k | $501k - $1.25m | $5.1m - $12.5m |
$51k - $100k | $1.26m - $2.5m | $12.6m - $25m |
$101k - $250k | $2.6m - $3.75m | $25.1m - $50m |
$251k - $500k | $3.76m - $5m | $50.1m - $250m |
$501k - $750k | $5.1m - $12.5m | $251m - $1bn |
$750k+ | $12.6m + | $1bn+ |
Less than 1% |
2-4% |
5-10% |
11-15% |
16-20% |
21-25% |
26-50% |
51-60% |
61-75% |
More than 75% |
50%+ increase |
30-49% increase |
10-29% increase |
1-9% increase |
No change |
1-9% decrease |
10-29% decrease |
30-49% decrease |
50%+ decrease |