Our Industry Survey
- Piers Wilson, Director
The Security Profession in 2022-23
I’m pleased to introduce the eighth year of CIISec’s ‘State of the profession’, our annual review of the security profession. As I write this, we are all struggling with a period of economic uncertainty, with interest rates still high and political unrest and war in some regions. Meanwhile, technology changes continue to bring along new concerns, for example, the rise and impact of AI on business.
Previous Editions
The Security Profession in 2021-22
This is the seventh year that the “State of the Profession” report has been produced by CIISec. Each year I marvel that, what started out as a small survey of the members, has become a major piece of research and analysis of the trends affecting the industry and the profession.
The Security Profession in 2020-21
This is the sixth “state of the profession” report that CIISec (formerly IISP) has produced. It started as an idea to get member feedback and seek to derive some interesting data points on the challenges facing the security professional, to get their views on issues and to see what the personal demographics were. It has now become a major statistical exercise – generating a wealth of data and once again the results make interesting reading.
The Security Profession in 2019-20
This is the fifth survey CIISec (formerly IISP) has conducted, and once again the results make interesting reading.
The Security Profession in 2018-19
For the last four years the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) has run a survey across its membership and the wider security industry to garner views on several factors relating to the security profession. How people feel about the roles they have, the success, failures and challenges they face, and how that translates into a safer environment for businesses dealing with security and cyber risks.
The State of the Profession 2017-18
Now in its third year, the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) security survey represents data and input drawn from practitioners in the security profession. The views of the industry professionals surveyed (both members and non-members) paint a picture of a sector that is both booming and under pressure.
The State of the Profession 2016-17
For two years now, the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) has run a survey of its members to gain feedback and insights from members directly, but also gather views on several aspects of the information security market; the industry that supplies goods, services and technology to organisations and government; and the state of security preparedness and risk awareness within wider industry.