“IT decision makers want much more transparent security.

The majority of IT decision-makers have a great need for more and better exchange of threat information between the government and the business community. This is crucial for a digitally secure society. That’s what Kaspersky Lab says on the basis of a new survey among IT decision-makers.

The study was conducted by Pb7 Market Research among 160 IT decision-makers from companies with at least 50 employees. On behalf of Kaspersky, the agency spoke to all sectors, including industry & trade, the financial sector, government agencies and business service providers.

Important criteria

Most IT decision-makers believe that the most important success criterion for collaboration between government and business when it comes to a digitally secure society is a better exchange of information. They also need test centres that focus on the integrity but also the safety of new technology. 56% of the decision makers think that a quality mark can also be indicative of the quality and integrity of security products.

The quality of products and services is still the most important reason for choosing certain security suppliers. But the availability of threat information from the government and tech companies is also crucial. Respondents would like to see more communication, in which they would like to set up a proper exchange of information.

Excluding back doors

Kaspersky also asked IT decision-makers about measures in which governments ban foreign companies. There is understanding for this, but 64% indicate that government agencies are more wise to exclude as many loopholes as possible. The digital security must therefore be in order, which is much more meaningful than banning tech companies.

Martijn van Lom, General Manager Northern Europe of Kaspersky Lab, says in a statement that transparency is in great demand. Not surprisingly, because we are becoming increasingly dependent on a secure digital infrastructure, according to Van Lom. As an industry, we still have a lot to do to give both citizens and the business community more insight into the integrity and quality of our products.