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$24.6

bn:
color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Estimated Global IT security services spend by

2009. As per Gartner, the 'IT management services' is poised to be the

fastest growing sector

$1.9bn: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> According to IDC, the detection and prevention

of outbound content that violates corporate policy and government and industry

regulations is critical. This new security market segment, which IDC has termed

outbound content compliance (OCC), will swell to $1.9 bn in 2009

$929

mn:
color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">According to IDC, web filtering software revenues

reached $433.5 mn in 2004. From 2003-2004, the web filtering market increased

22.9%. Web filtering will grow from $433 mn in 2004 to $929 mn in 2009

representing a 16.5% CAGR

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$613mn: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> According to IDC, the worldwide security

appliance market grew 16.6% y-o-y to $613 mn dollars in Q2 2005, marking the 9th

consecutive quarter of double-digit y-o-y growth

610mn

Euros:
color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Security continues to be a priority in most

Nordic organizations, with the total market for IT security products and

services growing to 610 mn euros in 2004, according to IDC. Even though growth

didn't reach previous levels it is still outperforming most other segments in

the IT industry, at more than 10%.

600,000:

color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">The population of the UK 15 mn Internet banking

customers who turned away from online financial transactions because of concerns

about keystroke logging software and phishing emails, says Forrester Research

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300,000: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> The number of websites distributing malicious

software has quadrupled in the last year to more than 300,000, according to

Webroot. 80% of enterprise computers are infected with some kind of adware or

spyware

80%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> of enterprises surveyed reported that they will

upgrade or deploy new VPNs in 2005. According to Forrester research, IP VPN

adoption rate remains brisk despite cost, which remains a significant obstacle

to some companies' VPN deployment

80%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Another study on VPNs showed that 80% of SMBs

are using some form of VPN connectivity to enable remote access. 80% of

respondents thought that current Secure Socket layer VPN (SSL-VPN) solutions

were too expensive. Nearly 50% of respondents indicated that they believed

SSL-VPN to be a desirable option to have, according to a study by SonicWALL

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80%:

color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">of users are worried about identity theft. A

majority of users asked, say that they have stopped giving out personal

information on the Web and 25% told Consumer Reports they've stopped buying

online

56%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> of PC users run no anti-virus software or have

it, but had not updated it within a week. 44% do not have a firewall properly

configured, 38% lack spyware protection, as per AOL and National Security

Alliance

39%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> of employees surveyed believe that their IT

department can prevent Spyware and phishing. The survey by Trend Micro reported

that in Germany, only 14% of enterprise workers expressed confidence that their

IT departments could deal with phishing attacks, while that number was 40% in

Japan and 24% in the US

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39.7%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Anti-virus market revenue grew 39.7% to $2.5 bn

in 2004. While Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro possess market leadership, no

vendor provides adequate protection from malicious-code threats, reports Gartner

36%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> of Asia Pacific businesses have disaster

recovery measures. IDC finds that many Asia Pacific businesses may still be

susceptible to disruptions from security breaches or natural disasters, despite

well-intentioned preparations. While more than 80% of the organizations surveyed

have taken steps to put in place security measures, few have progressed into the

more comprehensive deployment of disaster recovery solutions

26%: color:black;mso-font-width:90%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:

EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Economist Intelligence Unit and AT&T polled

236 executives in 50 countries regarding their top concerns. Security was ranked

first at 26%, followed by implementation costs at 23%, and the cost of new

equipment at 19%

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Security Measurement



According to a Preventsys survey on IT security measurement, 58% of respondents
indicated that they measure security through manual reporting, relying on

spreadsheets and email to track, report and share information. 4% have an

entirely automated process for security reporting, while the remainder used a

mixed approach. 10% of IT security executives claim that their company's

security measurement practices are 'very effective', while 15% admit they

are 'ineffective' and 36% 'don't know'. 39% claim their practices are

'effective'. When it comes time to present those security metrics and

reports to the executive team, a whopping 58% of respondents do so only when

asked, followed by 18% reporting monthly, 14% weekly, and 10% reporting just

four times per year.


 

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Malicious Sites













A WebSense survey takes a look at the malicious sites cropping up in the
Web. 32% of such sites install Trojans and spyware-ridden toolbars, 31%

run malicious code without asking the user about it, 28% change user's

home page and bookmarks, 5% install dialers, and 4% redirect to a

different site.

Threats that

worry IT executives the most

Attacks

from outside............................................................................................43%



Errors and mistakes............................................................................................23%


Deliberate, from inside ......................................................................................

15%



Physical damage................................................................................................

12%

The

most popular risk assessment techniques

Assessment

of business impact............................................................................

77%



Assessment of vulnerability
................................................................................


71%



Assessment of threat..........................................................................................

64%



Assessment of probability/likelihood......................................................................64%


Assessment against documented controls..............................................................62%


Assessment against policies and standards...........................................................

53%



Assessment against control objectives..................................................................

51%



Source: IT Governance Institute


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