Methodology
The Global State of Information Security® Survey 2013 is
a worldwide study by PwC, CIO magazine, and CSO magazine. It was
conducted online from February 1, 2012, to April 15, 2012. Readers
of CIO and CSO magazines and clients of PwC from around the globe
were invited via e-mail to take the survey. The results discussed
in this report are based on the responses of more than 9,300 CEOs,
CFOs, CISOs, CIOs, CSOs, vice presidents, and directors of IT and
information security from 128 countries. Forty percent of
respondents were from North America, 26% from Europe, 18% from
Asia, 14% from South America, and 2% from the Middle East and South
Africa. The margin of error is less than 1%. All figures and
graphics in this report were sourced from survey results.
