Security News > 2023 > November > Network security tops infrastructure investments

Network security is both the top challenge and the top investment priority for enterprise IT leaders, according to ISG. Network security challenges.

60% of respondents to the ISG survey on network modernization ranked network security among their top five challenges, with 21% ranking it highest.

Of the network security challenges, protection from cyberattacks was the top concern for 23% of respondents and one of the top five concerns for 69%, followed by phishing and social engineering, data privacy and compliance legislation, identity and access management, and the security implications of remote work.

Underscoring the focus on network security, the study also found that CISOs have the greatest impact on evaluating network services and solutions and determining the organization's network strategy.

Most enterprises gave high marks to their network security and their network performance in support of a remote workforce.

"Businesses are currently achieving meaningful network savings of around 9% from network modernization, but to maintain those levels, they are looking to network providers to be more proactive in finding future savings and more transparent about what those savings will look like," said Michael Dornan, principal analyst and study co-author.

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