Survey: ID issues a concern

FIPS 201 Administrator — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:41:00 -0500

Thirty-seven percent of government I.T. officials don’t know when they will be compliant with government identity mandates, according to a survey commissioned by Quest Software Inc., Aliso Viejo, Calif. Another 35% think they will be compliant in the next two years.

The survey states that 69% of government I.T. professionals believe that identity management is “very important” to their organization or agency, 72% of respondents believe its importance will increase in the next five years.

But funding is an obstacle. Half of respondents believe Congress should provide more funding to agencies to develop and implement identity management systems. Some 49% says it should require greater planning and collaboration among federal agencies and state and local governments. Forty-seven percent say that funding will increase over the next five years.

Other survey findings include:

• Fifty-nine percent of city, county and municipal government I.T. professionals are “very concerned” about compromised critical public infrastructure compared to 45% of federal officials or 38% of state officials;

• Some 56% of government I.T. professionals have either personally seen or heard about someone violating their organization or agency’s security protocols;

• National security is more of a priority for 53% of respondents even if Americans’ personal privacy is negatively impacted.

The survey, conducted by Pursuant Inc. in January, polled 474 respondents made up of U.S. federal, state, local and municipal government I.T. decision makers.

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