Customers of Indian information technology companies are more concerned about information security, compared to the customers of the information technology companies in the US, according to findings of the opinion poll conducted by the National Association of Software and Services Companies and Information Technology Association of America.
According to the opinion poll on information security market and customer perception, it was found that 82 per cent of the customers of Indian IT companies are concerned about information security than ever before, compared to 76 per cent of customers of US information technology companies.
About 75 per cent customers of Indian IT companies and approximately 64 per cent customers of US companies realise that information security is a responsibility shared by the vendor and the customer.
About 75 per cent of Indian companies and 82 per cent of the US companies agreed that sophisticated information security offerings and practices offered a competitive advantage.
About 75 per cent of Indian companies and 64 per cent of the US companies maintained that information security practices were a critical selling point while marketing their products and services to global clients.
The poll found that budgetary allocation for security had increased 45 per cent for Indian customers and 41 per cent for US customers in the last 12 months.
A majority of respondents in Indian and US companies were of the view that government should do more in the information security space.
The poll was conducted across 95 Nasscom member companies and 20 ITAA member companies, covering questions ranging from the role and importance of information security in an organisation and the growing importance of information security practices as a source of competitive advantage.
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