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National Security Trumps Personal Privacy, Government IT Pros Say

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Government IT professionals believe that national security is more important than personal privacy, according to a survey released Monday.

Quest Software's Identity Management Government Survey of 474 IT professionals in federal, state, and local government found that 53% believe that national security should take priority over American's personal privacy.

The survey, conducted by the public opinion research company Pursuant in January, also showed that 69% of IT professionals in federal, state, and local government believe identity management is very important to their organizations and agencies. Seventy-two percent believe that it will increase in importance over the next five years, the survey revealed.

Fifty-nine percent of local and county government IT professionals are very concerned about compromised critical public infrastructure, while 45% of federal and 38% of state government IT professionals are very concerned.

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