ESG found that IT budgets will increase in 2012, albeit at a modest rate. Information security initiatives were also identified as one of the top 5 IT priorities for 2012. 35% of organizations plan to hire additional security staff if they can find skilled professionals available. HP, IBM, Unisys, and Symantec likely to gain share here. Mobile security, endpoint security, SIEM, and advanced malware protection are also high priorities in 2012. The rise of APTs, hacktivism, and other types of sophisticated attacks, organizations have no choice other than adopting a belts and suspenders model for anti-malware.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2221537/information-security-budgets-will-increase-in-2012.html