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title: "Survey Report : State of IT and Cyber Risk Management 2021"
description: This post-pandemic survey was conducted by MetricStream to understand how IT and cyber risk management programs were impacted by the pandemic.
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# State of IT and Cyber Risk Management Survey Report 2021

[ SURVEY REPORT ](https://www.metricstream.com/insights-search?field_resource_type_target_id=48)

This post-pandemic survey was conducted by MetricStream to understand how IT and cyber risk management programs were impacted by the pandemic, what the top priorities and challenges are, areas of future investment, and more.

Respondents included key risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and audit executives across industries and included analysts, managers and senior managers, vice presidents, directors and heads of departments, CISOs, and others across all geographies.

Key Results Identified:

- 45% of those surveyed identified lack of visibility on cyber risks across the enterprise as the major challenge faced by their organization
- 41% say future investments to be directed to regulatory compliance
- 38% say future investments include tools for IT and security data aggregation and analytics
- 30% say future investments in cyber risk and compliance solution
- 45% said that they changed their plans and approaches to cyber risk and compliance management
- 33% of the participants said they deployed new tools and systems to enhance their efficiency

 

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