This survey was conducted in late 2021 with an aim to present estimates of IT spending in five major industries in Taiwan, including manufacturing, construction, finance, retail, and healthcare. Hundreds of IT companies in Taiwan were asked a series of questions about their IT spending patterns, habits, and plans.
This report consolidates survey data on information security spending across four sub-industries of the manufacturing industry, including livelihood, chemistry, metal & machinery, and information & electronic; provides spending forecasts for 2022 to help the stakeholders gain a better understanding of changes in information security over the years.
Table of Contents
1. Spending on Information Security and IT Workforce1.1 General Analysis of Samples
1.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
2. Staffing Status of CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
2.1 General Analysis of Samples
2.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
3. Spending on Informaton Security
3.1 General Analysis of Samples
3.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
4. Analysis of information Seucirty Solution Adoption
4.1 General Analysis of Samples
4.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
5. The Analyst's Perspective
5.1 Most Information Security Personnel Concurrently Served by IT Personnel with Less Than 10% Having CISO in Place
5.2 Information & Electronic Sub-industry and Livelihood Sub-industry Spend More on Information Security
5.3 The Adoption Rate of Information Security Solutions to See Significant Growth in Next Two Years
6. Appendix
6.1 Scope of Survey
6.2 Research Methodologies and Sample Characteristics
List of Tables
Table 1 Cross-analysis of Corporate Characteristics and IT Workforce
Table 2 Cross-analysis of Corporate Characteristics and Information Security Spending
Table 3 Population of Interest
Table 4 Analysis of Sub-Industries
List of Figures
Figure 1 Information Security Personnel Allocation
Figure 2 Information Security Personnel Allocation and Workforce and by Sub-Industry
Figure 3 The Staffing Status of CISOs
Figure 4 The Staffing Status of CISO by Sub-Industry
Figure 5 The Status of IT Spending on Information Security
Figure 6 The Status of Spending on Information Security by Sub-Industry
Figure 7 The Status of Information Security Adoption Intention
Figure 8 The Adoption of Information Security Solutions by Sub-Industry
Figure 9 Characteristics of Sample by Sub-Industry
Figure 10 Characteristics of Samples by Employment Size
Methodology
Primary research with a holistic, cross-domain approach
The exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that the analyst delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers, covering a holistic industry value chain. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity and provide in-depth insight.
Complementing primary research is a running database and secondary research of industry and market information. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT industry also allows the analyst to forecast future development trends and generate foresight perspectives. With more than 20 years of experience and endeavors in research, the methods and methodologies include:
Method
- Component supplier interviews
- System supplier interviews
- User interviews
- Channel interviews
- IPO interviews
- Focus groups
- Consumer surveys
- Production databases
- Financial data
- Custom databases
Methodology
- Technology forecasting and assessment
- Product assessment and selection
- Product life cycles
- Added value analysis
- Market trends
- Scenario analysis
- Competitor analysis
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