The PwC document, “Findings from the 2011 Global State of Information Security Survey,” states by way of introduction, “As global economic conditions continue to fluctuate, information security hovers in the balance – caught between a new hard-won respect among executives and a painstakingly cautious funding environment.”

The report addresses five areas:

1. Spending: A subtle but enormously meaningful shift
2. Economic context: The leading impacts and strategies
3. Funding and budgets: A balance between caution and optimism
4. Capabilities and breaches: Trends too large to ignore
5. New areas of focus: Where the emerging opportunities lie
6. Global trends: A changing of the guard