The 2024 Corporate Security Organizational Structure, Cost of Services and Staffing Benchmark is Now Open

Since 2012 our landmark benchmark has covered security program costs, program ownership, reporting structures and more. Recent improvements include enhanced comparison of your data to the benchmark analysis.

If you act now and your data is used in the research results not only will you be provided access to the research results but you will also receive both of our published books (eBook version) on Security Metrics at no cost:
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Only currently employed security practitioners with access to their organization’s security budget information can participate.

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About This Research

The data used in this research are provided by active risk management practitioners comprising a broad cross-section of industries. The organizations represented come from the public and private sectors; they range from small and medium-sized businesses to some of the largest international corporations.

Results, when possible, are broken down into categories so that participants can select specific metrics for comparison purposes. These details are provided when there is sufficient data to compare between categories or groups and when anonymity is assured.

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