State of Email Security 2018

GreatHorn is conducting market research to understand the state of email security and its relative importance in overall security strategies.

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* 1. In order to receive your $25 gift card, please complete the information below. We will be publishing the results of this report in 2-3 weeks and will send it to you.

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your involvement in email security decisions at your organization? (Select all that apply)

I am a technical evaluator for email security solutions

I have the final say on whether a product meets our technical requirements

I am a business evaluator for email security solutions

I own the budget for email security solutions

I set the overall security strategy for our organization

I investigate and make recommendations for email security

I have limited or no involvement in our email security decisions

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What email platform is your organization using?

On-premises (e.g. Microsoft Exchange)

Cloud - G Suite

Cloud - Office 365

On-premises with plans to move to a cloud platform

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following types of email do you / your users see in your inboxes (NOT what gets quarantined)? (Select all that apply)

Business services spoofing (e.g. DocuSign, ADP, UPS)

Credential theft (e.g. sending you to a fake login page)

Wire transfer requests

Payload attacks (e.g. malicious / suspicious attachments or links)

Impersonation of an external person (e.g. business partner, customer, vendor, etc.)

W2 or confidential information requests

Impersonation of an executive or other internal employee

Spam / Gray mail

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Not including spam, how often do you see the threats listed in the previous question (i.e. phishing / spoofing, malware / viruses)?

Monthly

Less often than monthly

Weekly

Daily

Never

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* 6. Please pick the three areas that you believe are the MOST critical to the security of your organization. (Select 3)

Application Security

Web Security

Data Security

Cloud Security

Network Security

Email / Messaging Security

Fraud Prevention

Identity & Access Management

Mobile Security

SIEM

Endpoint Security

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* 7. How many people work at your organization?

1-20

21-100

101-500

501-2,500

2,501-5,000

5,001-10,000

> 10,000