Regulatory Compliance Skewing Security Budgets
5/16/2005
By John K. Waters

Between 30 to 60 percent of the security budget increases in the last two years can be tied directly to compliance, according to analysts at Nemertes Research.

“That can’t be seen as anything but starving other initiatives,” says Andreas Antonopoulos, senior VP and founding partner of Nemertes, which specializes in evaluating the business impact of emerging technology. “Regulations are forcing companies to tip the balance toward a specific risk posture that is not necessarily applicable to them.”