IT security tops budget as priority

Forget budget woes, virtualization, data center efficiency or social networking. The biggest issue on the minds of 1,400 CIOs across the United States is IT security, according to a recent survey by Robert Half Technology.

"Although times are lean, many companies are finding that they can't afford to postpone IT investments that leads to increased security, efficiencies or revenues," said Dave Willmer, executive director of Robert Half Technology, in a statement. "Organizations also are trying to make sure they are prepared for growth when conditions improve, and enhancing their IT infrastructure is part of that process."

After security, here's the list of other top IT investment areas:

• Virtualization (28 percent)
• Data center efficiency (27 percent)
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) (26 percent)
• Software as a Service (SaaS) (26 percent)
• Green IT (20 percent)
• Business intelligence (19 percent)
• Social networking (18 percent)
• Web 2.0 (17 percent)
• Outsourcing (16 percent)

For more on what's on the mind of CIOs:
- check out this CSOonline.com article

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