[ISN] Security can't stop Asian hackers

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Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 00:23:36 PDT

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    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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