Methodology
The surveyed businesses employed from 25 to more than 2,000 personnel and were active in various different sectors.
Target group
Respondents
The respondents were CEOs, CIOs and other personnel with decision-making powers.
Size of sample
87 businesses took part in the survey.
Size of business
15%
43%
16%
26%
< 100 employees: 43%
100 -250 employees: 15%
250 - 2000 employees: 26%
> 2000 employees: 16%
Number of participants per sector
Telecommunications
Government
Other
Services to businesses
Education
Healthcare
Banking, insurance
Transport
Wholesalers
Construction
Industry, mining
Production foodstuffs
Automotive sector
Media
Public sector
Import/Export
Utilities
Tourism
Retailer
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry
Proximus, Proximus SpearIT, Davinsi Labs and Telindus Nederland studied the cybersecurity in businesses in Belgium and the Netherlands between November 2020 and February 2021.
Study period
The Proximus group is the Belgian market leader in telecoms and IT services. The group is active in the Benelux and serves residential clients, enterprises and public services. Proximus aims to assist businesses on the road to digital transformation, by combining the best connectivity resources (e.g. fiber, 5G, …) with expertise in areas such as Cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cybersecurity to provide solutions with a crucial impact.
Proximus is a trusted partner for helping businesses to design and implement a balanced security strategy.
Proximus & cybersecurity
Methodology
Research report
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Cybersecurity lexicon
Together with its affiliates, Proximus has more than 350 employees specializing in cybersecurity.
Proximus has more than 20 years’ experience in cybersecurity:
Proximus is a member of various cybersecurity associations for exchanging best practices: Cyber Security Coalition, ETIS, Beltug, etc. This means we are always up to date with the latest developments. We use this knowledge to better protect our customers.
Proximus Spearit is a Proximus Accelerator that helps IT departments in medium-sized companies who want to digitalize their business further. They also offer support to organizations that do not have time to run their own IT organization. Proximus Spear-IT offers a unique approach tailored to each company. IT services include IoT, Security & networking, data center and cloud, IT for employees.
Telindus is a Proximus Accelerator specializing in building and managing IT platforms. Telindus supports the realization of organizational goals through effective deployment of services in Cloud, Data & AI, Networking and Security. An IT platform is a secure, innovative and reliable organizational foundation that quickly can respond to the continuous pressure from within the organization and from the market.
Davinsi Labs is a Proximus Accelerator and helps companies achieve Digital Service Excellence through specialised Security Intelligence and Service Intelligence solutions. In today's digital world, customers expect their data to be managed with the utmost security and they want a fast, flawless customer experience. As a Managed Services Provider, Davinsi Labs offers a portfolio of solutions to achieve Digital Service Excellence for the most business-critical applications and services.
Respondents
The respondents were CEOs, CIOs and other personnel with decision-making powers.
87 businesses took part in the survey.
Size of sample
Methodology
The surveyed businesses employed from 25 to more than 2,000 personnel and were active in various different sectors.
Target group
Number of participants per sector
Telecommunications: 11
Government: 10
Other: 9
Services to businesses: 7
Education: 7
Healthcare: 7
Banking, insurance: 6
Transport: 6
Wholesalers: 5
Construction: 3
Industry, mining: 3
Production foodstuffs: 2
Automotive sector: 2
Media: 2
Public sector: 1
Import/Export: 1
Utilities: 1
Tourism: 1
Retailer: 1
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry: 1
Size of business
15%
43%
16%
26%
< 100 employees: 43%
100 -250 employees: 15%
250 - 2000 employees: 26%
> 2000 employees: 16%
Proximus, Proximus SpearIT, Davinsi Labs and Telindus Nederland studied the cybersecurity in businesses in Belgium and the Netherlands between November 2020 and February 2021.
Study period
Go to www.proximus.be/security or contact one of our cybersecurity experts.
For more information:
The Proximus group is the Belgian market leader in telecoms and IT services. The group is active in the Benelux and serves residential clients, enterprises and public services. Proximus aims to assist businesses on the road to digital transformation, by combining the best connectivity resources (e.g. fiber, 5G, …) with expertise in areas such as Cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cybersecurity to provide solutions with a crucial impact.
Proximus is a trusted partner for helping businesses to design and implement a balanced security strategy.
Proximus & cybersecurity
Proximus has more than 20 years’ experience in cybersecurity:
Proximus is a member of various cybersecurity associations for exchanging best practices: Cyber Security Coalition, ETIS, Beltug, etc. This means we are always up to date with the latest developments. We use this knowledge to better protect our customers.
Proximus Spearit is a Proximus Accelerator that helps IT departments in medium-sized companies who want to digitalize their business further. They also offer support to organizations that do not have time to run their own IT organization. Proximus Spear-IT offers a unique approach tailored to each company. IT services include IoT, Security & networking, data center and cloud, IT for employees.
Together with its affiliates, Proximus has more than 350 employees specializing in cybersecurity.
Telindus is a Proximus Accelerator specializing in building and managing IT platforms. Telindus supports the realization of organizational goals through effective deployment of services in Cloud, Data & AI, Networking and Security. An IT platform is a secure, innovative and reliable organizational foundation that quickly can respond to the continuous pressure from within the organization and from the market.
Davinsi Labs is a Proximus Accelerator and helps companies achieve Digital Service Excellence through specialised Security Intelligence and Service Intelligence solutions. In today's digital world, customers expect their data to be managed with the utmost security and they want a fast, flawless customer experience. As a Managed Services Provider, Davinsi Labs offers a portfolio of solutions to achieve Digital Service Excellence for the most business-critical applications and services.
