Another 42 percent could not rule out the possibility that their data had been breached. The statistics, contained in Finjan's "Web Security Survey 2008" report, come on the heels of a survey by Forrester Research that found about 96 percent of IT security pros expect their budgets to either increase or stay the same in the coming year.

Taken in combination, the two studies underscore the attitudes behind the growing emphasis on IT security among businesses. In the Forrester study, which features responses from more than 1,200 North American security decision makers, 21 percent of respondents said they expect their IT security budgets to increase in 2009. Nearly 75 percent expected the budget to remain the same, while the remainder predicted cuts.

Alex Jablenski, IT security team leader for Philips Healthcare, said his company's Philips Lifeline division will see its security budget jump 33 percent in 2009. 

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