26%
Security chiefs who say that their company experienced a loss of revenue following a security incident.
Your Physical Security: A Line Item or a Strategic Investment?
A quarter of security chiefs said their company suffered a loss of revenue following a security incident. Companies with high single vendor involvement were less likely to have a security incident and were much more confident in their ability to deal with both internal and external physical security incidents.
The overwhelming majority of institutional investors agree that physical security should have a higher strategic priority within businesses. They are cognizant of the financial cost of security incidents: a significant security incident could decrease the value of a publicly listed company on average by a third, they said.
Key Findings
32%
Average decrease in value of a publicly listed company following a significant internal or external security incident.
92%
Investors who say physical security should have a higher strategic priority within businesses compared to 82% of security chief.
Confidence in Dealing With Threats vs. Level of Vendor Involvement
This graph maps the confidence of companies in dealing with security threats against third-party security vendor involvement at a high and low level.
