Future of Security Survey

Please take 5 minutes to share your views on the security industry and your learning needs for a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher (two up for grabs).

Brought to you by IFSEC International, in conjunction with Tavcom Training, the survey will help us shape our conference programme for IFSEC 2020 and all responses will remain anonymous.

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* 1. Which THREE subjects do you most want to learn about when attending conferences?

Facial recognition

AI/machine learning/deep learning

Video analytics

Home automation

Drones

Smart/intelligent buildings

Systems integration

Cybersecurity/data protection

The cloud/Security-as-a-Service

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where do you most need to strengthen your skills and knowledge? (Please select one answer from the following)

Technology

Regulations

Standards and certification

Security disciplines like ESRM and business continuity

Business skills

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* 3. Which of these statements do you agree with? (Please select all that apply)

The professional security industry could lose market share to ICT/Big Tech

We will see more tech firms become end-to-end solution providers

China is better placed to exploit AI due to lack of data protection constraints

AI is overhyped or still a long way from being truly game-changing

I’m impressed by how the fire/security sectors are responding to the engineering skills shortage

Cybersecurity and physical security teams should become one team or collaborate more closely

None of the above

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* 4. Which of the following statements about the smart home market do you agree with? (Please select all that apply)

Fire/security products are a useful gateway into the home automation market

The smart home market is ready for take-off

The smart home market is still undermined by poor cybersecurity

The smart home market is still undermined by complexity and ‘fiddle factor’

The smart home market is still undermined by lack of interoperability

None of the above

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* 5. What’s the single biggest commercial or operational opportunity in the smart/intelligent buildings market? (Please select all that apply)

Cutting energy costs

Operational efficiencies

Creating a more comfortable environment for staff and/or customers

Improving security

Predictive maintenance

None of the above

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* 6. Which are the TWO biggest barriers to achieving truly smart/intelligent buildings, justified or not?

Installers lacking skills/knowledge

Integration and interoperability hard to achieve

Cultural resistance to new tech

End users lacking skills/knowledge

Fears of business disruption when systems fail

Some systems don’t need to be ‘smart’

Fears about introducing data protection/cybersecurity vulnerabilities

High total cost of ownership

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* 7. What should be the single biggest priority to achieve better cybersecurity? (Please select ONE answer from the following)

MANUFACTURERS must educate INSTALLERS more effectively

END USERS must educate themselves more effectively

MANUFACTURERS must make products secure ‘out of the box’ and throughout lifecycle

INSTALLERS must educate themselves more effectively

MANUFACTURERS must educate END USERS more effectively

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* 8. In your opinion, who do you think should be responsible for protecting your organisation against cybercrime and hacks? (Select ONE response from the below)

Chief Information Security Officer

Employees

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 9. On a scale of 0-10, (where 0 is not at all, and 10 is completely protected) how protected do you think your organisation is against any form of cybercrime or hacks?

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 10. Would you be interested in learning more about cybercrime?

Yes

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* 11. Which of the following statements about drones are true? (Please select all that apply)

I am interested in attending conference sessions about drones

Drones are relevant to my job – either as a tool or a threat to mitigate

The security sector is behind the curve on harnessing drones as a tool

The security sector is behind the curve on mitigating against the threat of drones

Regulatory constraints and/or poor regulation are hampering the sector’s ability to harness drones or combat rogue drones

None of the above