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52.8% of respondents reported they received salary hikes in 2009.
Less than 11% of participants suffered a pay cut last year.
Just 4.8% were laid off by their employers.
Among the 800-plus respondents with hiring responsibilities, 53.3% said they're planning to hire permanent or contract employees this year.
40% of those hiring said they'll bring in three or more new employees.
54% of all respondents believe their IT security staff will not be cut due to budget reductions or and layoffs this year.
20% expect some sort of layoffs this year--but that's down from last year, when 40 percent expected cuts.
34.2% of respondents believe the economic downturn is causing an increased security risk within their organization.
37.7% of respondents believe employee misconduct is one of the most common increasing risk factors.
55.5% of respondents said the economic downturn had decreased their security technology purchases in 2009.
30.7% of respondents believe the economy will continue to cause decreased purchasing in 2010.
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