IBM i Security Insights for 2020

Read our latest report to read the full results including:

• Top security priorities and challenges for 2020
• Insights into the frequency and focus of audits, as well as data breach detection and impact
• Initiatives for strengthening security and achieving compliance in 2020

Introduction

For the past three years, Precisely has annually surveyed IT professionals who are responsible for IBM i security at their company about their present and future security concerns for the IBM i platform. Our survey was conducted in late 2019, and as with previous years, covered numerous topics, such as technologies installed, procurements planned, compliance regulations followed, audits performed, breaches experienced, and more. These survey results provide a revealing look at the current state of IBM i security.

When respondents were asked to indicate their company’s top five IT priorities for the coming year, security was the most-selected priority. This is the second year in a row that security was named the top IT priority of organizations. This is telling, given the growing array of security and compliance challenges that companies are facing, many of which we’ll examine more closely in the coming pages.

Of the respondents to our survey:

• 48% have primar y responsibility for IBM i security, 52% share responsibility
• 78% work in companies of more than 100 employees, 57% work in companies with more than 500 employees
• 10% work for Healthcare companies, 10% for Financial Ser vices, 10% for Computer Ser vices, 9% for Banking