Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey Results

Nominum (now part of Akamai) Sponsors Telecom Industry Survey

Nominum partnered with Telecoms and Heavy Reading to survey 1,500 telecom professionals for its 2017 Intelligence Annual Survey. Download the report to understand expectations, plans, attitudes, and concerns for 2018.

Key Takeaways:

  • Almost 70% of service provider respondents see security as a vital component of their five-year strategies, and nearly 80% expect their company to increase spending on security in 2018.
  • Almost half of service provider respondents (49%) are either only somewhat confident or not confident at all in their company's ability to effectively manage IoT security requirements.
  • Among Internet-based threats, ransomware and malware attacks are showing the highest growth rates, with 20% of respondents reporting attacks growing by more than 30% in the past year.