As of 2022, 16 percent of respondents stated that their company was already realizing the benefits from investing in cloud security, security awareness training, and endpoint security. However, more than 50 percent of respondents were planning on implement third-party risk management processes and zero trust strategies in the future.
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Main cyber security investment priorities for companies worldwide in 2022
Characteristic
Realising benefits from implementation
Implementing at scale
Started implementing / Planning to do in the future
Cloud security
16%
35%
45%
Security awareness training and cross training security operations
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PwC. (December 1, 2021). Main cyber security investment priorities for companies worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300460/cyber-security-investment-priorities-worldwide/
PwC. "Main cyber security investment priorities for companies worldwide in 2022." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300460/cyber-security-investment-priorities-worldwide/
PwC. (2021). Main cyber security investment priorities for companies worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300460/cyber-security-investment-priorities-worldwide/
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