The business leaders involved in buying decisions around security services and tech

Percentage of business leaders in the following functions

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

17%

29%

23%

22%

28%

15%

6%

22%

HR leaders

16%

35%

22%

27%

IT Leaders

29%

28%

21%

22%

CEO/MD

Legal

leaders

19%

18%

22%

12%

Marketing

leaders

18%

19%

19%

21%

Operations

leaders

16%

19%

8%

22%

Procurement

leaders

13%

29%

20%

17%

Sales

leaders

20%

19%

9%

21%

Technology

leaders

33%

29%

14%

24%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

17%

29%

23%

22%

HR leaders

28%

15%

6%

22%

IT Leaders

16%

35%

22%

27%

CEO/MD

29%

28%

21%

22%

Legal

leaders

19%

18%

22%

12%

Marketing

leaders

18%

19%

19%

21%

Operations

leaders

16%

19%

8%

22%

Procurement

leaders

13%

29%

20%

17%

Sales

leaders

20%

19%

9%

21%

Technology

leaders

33%

29%

14%

24%

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

IT Leaders

CEO/MD

17%

22%

16%

21%

19%

18%

22%

13%

20%

14%

22%

28%

22%

22%

22%

19%

16%

17%

21%

24%

15%

35%

21%

19%

19%

33%

29%

29%

18%

29%

23%

6%

27%

28%

12%

19%

8%

20%

9%

29%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

17%

22%

16%

21%

19%

18%

22%

13%

20%

14%

22%

28%

22%

22%

22%

19%

16%

17%

21%

24%

15%

35%

21%

19%

19%

33%

29%

29%

18%

29%

6%

27%

28%

12%

8%

9%

23%

19%

20%

29%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

17%

22%

16%

21%

19%

18%

22%

13%

20%

14%

22%

28%

22%

22%

22%

19%

16%

17%

21%

24%

15%

35%

21%

19%

19%

33%

29%

29%

18%

29%

6%

27%

28%

12%

8%

9%

23%

19%

20%

29%