Nearly a quarter of the respondents — 23 percent — said “suck up to the boss” to get a salary hike in their field. A third of those surveyed said that gaining special skills in a particular aspect of security is the best way of getting a raise. Nearly every security pro we spoke with conceded that their budgets have increased since compliance became an issue. Compliance is the biggest driver behind increases in security spending, but nearly every pro conceded that they have increased their budgets since 9/11.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/analytics/dr-survey-security-pros-scrounge-for-cash