Codec Digital Transformation and Security Survey 2018

Codec Digital Transformation and Security Research of Irish Businesses 2018

You are invited to participate in the survey. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Thank you very much for your time and support.

If you would like to receive a copy of the survey please indicate by ticking the box at the end of the survey.

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* 1. What sector does your business operate in?

Financial Services

Healthcare

Energy

Technology

Retail

Education

Construction

Hospitality

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many people are employed in your company?

1 – 10

11-50

51-100

101- 200

201 – 300

301 - 500

501 - 1,000

1,000+

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* 3. What are your business’s top priorities over the next 12 months?

Customer acquisition

Improve revenue growth

Improve efficiency / productivity

Reduce costs/expenses

Become more innovative

Improve staff retention / development

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are there any difficulties or barriers with your digital transformation initiatives?

Too expensive

Too complicated

Lack of IT skills

Cost too much time

Difficult to choose suitable solution or vendor

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Key factors/concerns discouraging digital transformation?

Data security

Service reliability

Recurring cost of ownership

Don’t want to be locked in to using single service provider

Loss of IT department control over apps

Potential regulatory/ compliance issues

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What benefits are you looking for from digital transformation?

Improved worker productivity and collaboration

Improved customer experience

Increased sales

Improved internal efficiencies

Decreased cost

Improved governance (making regulatory compliance easier)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Where would you consider your company on its Digital Transformation Journey?

Nothing as yet

Early implementation stages

Far along the along the journey

Digitally transformed

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* 8. Technologies implemented to support digital transformation.

Big Data and Analytics Reporting

Cloud Apps and Mobile Solutions

Customer Experience (CX) and Social Marketing

Cyber Security

Office 365

IOT (Internet of Things) and Wearables

AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning)

AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality)

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* 9. What technologies does your company plan to add in the next 12 months?

Cloud computing

Customer Relationship Management Software

HR Talent Management Software

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Business analytics/BI

Internet of Things technologies

Hardware

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How much will your company invest in digital transformation projects over the next 12 months?

0 – 50k

50 – 100k

100 – 150k

150 – 200k

200 – 300k

300 – 400k

400 – 500k

500 – 600k

600 – 700k

700 – 800k

800 +

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* 11. How would you describe your organisation’s IT security?
(in terms of its effectiveness at mitigating risks, vulnerabilities and attacks across the enterprise)

Very effective

Mildly effective

Average

Not effective enough

Not at all effective

Comment

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* 12. What challenges keep your organisation’s IT security posture from being fully effective?

Insufficient budget

Insufficient personnel

Lack of in-house expertise

Lack of clear leadership

Insufficient enabling security technologies

No understanding how to protect against cyber attacks

Management does not see cyber attacks as a significant risk

Lack of collaboration with other functions

Not a priority issue

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* 13. What types of information are you most concerned about protecting from cyber attackers?

Customer credit or debit card information

Financial information

Intellectual property

Customer records

Employee records

Business correspondence

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Does your organisation have the in-house expertise necessary for achieving a strong IT security posture?

Yes

I don't know

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* 15. Has your organisation experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months?

Yes

I don't know

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* 16. Does your organisation have an incident response plan for responding to cyber attacks/data breaches?

Yes

I don't know

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* 17. Will the GDPR require significant changes in your security strategy?

Yes, significant change

Yes, some change

Yes, nominal change

No change

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* 18. Please rate your organisation’s level of readiness to comply with the GDPR:

Ready and aware of what is required

Aware of GDPR but not wholly aware of what is required

Not ready and not aware at all of what is required

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* 19. Would you like to receive a copy of the survey results?

Yes

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* 20. Contact Information

Name

Company

Job Title

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 1. What sector does your business operate in?

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* 2. How many people are employed in your company?

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* 3. What are your business’s top priorities over the next 12 months?

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* 4. Are there any difficulties or barriers with your digital transformation initiatives?

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* 5. Key factors/concerns discouraging digital transformation?

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* 6. What benefits are you looking for from digital transformation?

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* 7. Where would you consider your company on its Digital Transformation Journey?

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* 8. Technologies implemented to support digital transformation.

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* 9. What technologies does your company plan to add in the next 12 months?

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* 10. How much will your company invest in digital transformation projects over the next 12 months?

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* 11. How would you describe your organisation’s IT security?(in terms of its effectiveness at mitigating risks, vulnerabilities and attacks across the enterprise)

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* 12. What challenges keep your organisation’s IT security posture from being fully effective?

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* 13. What types of information are you most concerned about protecting from cyber attackers?

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* 14. Does your organisation have the in-house expertise necessary for achieving a strong IT security posture?

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* 15. Has your organisation experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months?

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* 16. Does your organisation have an incident response plan for responding to cyber attacks/data breaches?

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* 17. Will the GDPR require significant changes in your security strategy?

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* 18. Please rate your organisation’s level of readiness to comply with the GDPR:

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* 19. Would you like to receive a copy of the survey results?

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* 20. Contact Information

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* 11. How would you describe your organisation’s IT security?
(in terms of its effectiveness at mitigating risks, vulnerabilities and attacks across the enterprise)