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The 2023 Information Security Thermometer

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5. IT & Information Security Budgets

(Estimated completion time: 7 mins)
Since no two cybersecurity budgets are the same, we conducted research across the industry to
better understand typical budgets.

37. What was your company’s annual IT Budget for FY2022 (last financial
year)? *

Less than R1 million

R1 million to R10 million

R11 million to R25 million

R26 million to R50 million

R51 million to R100 million

R101 million to R250 million

More than R250 million (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents, below)

Other

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38. What is your company’s annual IT Budget for FY2023 (current financial
year)? *

Less than R1 million

R1 million to R10 million

R11 million to R25 million

R26 million to R50 million

R51 million to R100 million

R101 million to R250 million

More than R250 million (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or cents,
below)

Other

39. How are information security budgets typically determined in your

organisation?
(Select those that apply – multiple selections allowed) *

A percentage of IT budget

A percentage of risk management

Based on incidents

Based on projects approved for the year

Based on a budget defined by head of information security

No official budget but defined by business requirements

Other

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40. Which of the following levels of information security budget do you have
knowledge of?

Information security budget for the whole organisation

*

Yes I know this

No, I do not know this

41. What was your annual information security budget for FY2022 (last
financial year) at a total level FOR THE ORGANISATION, and then by
category? 
Please try to be as accurate as possible.

Total Amount:  (Input actual amount below (specify the amount in

ZAR, without spaces, commas or cents) – can be R0) *

NDA

42. Operational (OpEx) / Business As Usual (BAU) *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

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43. Special projects (CapEx) / Hardware or Software purchase *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

44. Other Projects: *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

45.
What is your annual information security budget for FY2023 (current
financial year) at a total level FOR THE ORGANISATION, and then by
category? 
Please try to be as accurate as possible

Total Amount:  (Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR,
without spaces, commas or cents) – can be R0) *

NDA

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46. Operational (OpEx) / Business As Usual (BAU) *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

47. Special projects (CapEx) / Hardware or Software purchase *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

48. Other Projects: *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

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49.
Information security budget for my department
*

Yes I know this

No, I do not know this

50. DEPARTMENTAL SECURITY BUDGET: What is your annual information

security budget for FY2023 (current financial year) at a total level FOR
YOUR DEPARTMENT, and then by category? 
Please try to be as accurate as possible. 

Total Amount:  (Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR,
without spaces, commas or cents) – can be R0)
*

I don't know

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

51. Operational (OpEx) / Business As Usual (BAU) *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

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52. Special projects (CapEx) / Hardware or Software purchase *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

53. Other Projects: *

I don't know

Not applicable

Input actual amount below (specify the amount in ZAR, without spaces, commas or
cents) – can be R0

NDA

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