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Network Security Lacking In US Firms - IDC
(Newsbytes; 06/11/98)
FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1998 JUN 11 (Newsbytes) -- By
Sylvia
Dennis, Newsbytes. Research just released by International Data Corp.
(IDC) is billed as showing that there is a substantial lack of network
security present on the networks of a large number of US based firms. The
root cause of the problem, IDC's report notes, is not one of technology,
since routine antivirus protection, which IDC says is a popular and simple
to use network security technology, is simply not being used nor currently
implemented by nearly one out of three US based companies surveyed in the
company's Technology Integration Panel Study (TIPS).
"Small companies were less likely than large or medium-sized companies to
use antivirus protection," noted Carey Azzara, IDC's corporate computing's
program manager.
"However, we anticipate a dramatic increase in the adoption of antivirus
tools during the next 12 to 18 months such that complete penetration will
occur in use of this essential line of protection across companies of all
sizes," she went on to say.
According to IDC, its TIPS program now comprises of information technology
(IT) decision makers from more than 900 North American based companies.
Surveys are conducted quarterly with results analyzed by overall market
trends and further compared by size of company and by 16 vertical markets.
The study, entitled "The Growing Demand For Network Security Technology
report," is billed as exploring the implementation, deployment, and
adoption growth rates for six major security measures, namely single
sign-on measures, firewalls, antivirus tools, user authentications,
encryption and routine auditing.
The key findings of the study were that: encryption is second only to user
authentication in terms of potential growth; all network security measures
except single sign-on technology have the highest adoption rates among
large US companies with 1,000 or more employees; and, one out of three US
based companies has an IT security officer.
According to the report, companies that have a specifically named IT
security officer also have a significantly higher network security
utilization rate.
Interestingly, the study shows that three industries-financial services,
telecommunications, and transportation-are expected to exceed a 40 percent
adoption rate for user authentication by the year 2000.
"The Growing Demand For Network Security Technology" report (IDC number
15736) sells for $3,495.
IDC's Web site is at http://www.idc.com .
Reported by Newsbytes News Network, http://www.newsbytes.com .
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