Security can't stop Asian hackers

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1010044.html

By Winston Chai 
CNETAsia
May 27, 2003

A survey has found that nearly three-quarters of businesses in Asia 
have suffered from network intrusions in the past, says market 
research firm IDC. 

According to IDC's recent survey of over 1,000 companies across nine 
countries in Asia-Pacific, 72 percent of enterprises have experienced 
an Internet security breach while 39 percent felt their online threats 
have increased in the past year. 

And while 97 percent of those surveyed have some form of Internet 
security in place, these tended to be off-the-shelf anti-virus 
products, said Nathan Midler, a senior analyst with IDC Asia-Pacific. 

"The perception that security threats are increasing, coupled with 
further integration of e-business in the Asian workplace, is driving 
enterprises to look beyond anti-virus software," he added. They may 
turn to a provider for corporate-class security services, such as 
disaster recovery services, encryption technology, and intrusion 
detection, he said. 

The survey covered Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, 
India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, with 1,021 
organizations interviewed, all of which had over 100 employees and at 
least a computer network. 

In a related announcement, the firm today adjusted its regional 
technology spending forecasts downwards in light of the Sars (Severe 
Acute Respiratory) outbreak. 

IDC said in a statement the disease will have a "significant but not 
dramatic" impact on the Asian tech sector. The firm has just taken 
$1bn (£610m) off its 2003 regional IT market estimate of $77.1bn 
(£47bn). 

IDC said it now expects the Asian IT market to grow by 6.1 percent 
this year, compared with the former projection of 7.6 percent. 

The firm said much of the vendor's pain will be felt this quarter, but 
the blow should be significantly softened by the third and fourth 
quarters of 2003. 

While the outbreak has had an immediate effect on vertical sectors 
such as travel and hospitality, its toll on tech companies will be 
more prolonged and varied. 

Some IT buyers may have tightened their purse strings in the short 
term, while others have started taking notice of disaster recovery and 
mobile workforce products such as telephone and video-conferencing. 



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