Syntax surveyed 500 IT decision-makers in the US on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses and strategic decisions they’ll make in 2021. 89% of respondents report that the pandemic accelerated their enterprises’ digital transformation last year. Outsourcing cybersecurity is an increasingly attractive solution. Data analytics took the backseat last year, with 42% of IT leaders reporting they deprioritized this and other business intelligence initiatives. But attitudes have shifted as more than half (55%) are planning to increase investments in this space in 2021 as they leverage growing repositories of data.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/01/27/outsourcing-security-efforts/