Cybersecurity spending accounts for 5 percent of Canadian companies’ IT budgets: PwC

Cybersecurity spending accounts for just five percent of Canadian companies’ overall IT budget, PwC’s Global State of Information Security Survey says. That’s despite an 82 percent increase in overall cybersecurity investments in 2015, and a doubling of boards that help define their company’s security budgets.“Overall, the Canadian data provides solid evidence that Canadian companies are taking steps towards mitigating cyberattacks but the threat is still very real,” said Richard Wilson, Partner, Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice, PwC Canada.This issue has evolved far beyond data loss. Beyond financial and reputational damages, we are seeing impacts to competitiveness, product and service quality, employee retention, and the health and safety of both employees and the public.”