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Title	Compliance, not spyware, drives IT budgets, security execs say
Type	Feature
Source	TechWeb 04/06/06
Summary	Regulatory compliance is the top-ranked IT security budget driver, according to a group of 50 leading chief security officers surveyed by Merrill Lynch & Co. Protecting against intrusions and unplanned downtime placed second and third. In spite of their concerns, however, 78 percent of the respondents said that less than 10 percent of the overall IT dollars go to security purchases. continue

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