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Asian firms improve security

by on16 October 2008

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Better than the U.S.


Asian companies,
primarily those in India, have vastly improved their information security practices, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and CIO and CSO magazines.

According to The State of Information Security Survey 2008, some companies have security which is better than most North American firms. The report found that while Asian companies have made great progress, efforts to improve information security in Europe "appear to have stalled."

Mark Lobel, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, said that companies in India have reported strong, consistent, double-digit gains across virtually every security domain and have taken a strategic approach to security.

He expected Indian companies’ security efforts to surpass those of companies in the United States for some time to come. South American security and privacy practices are advancing so quickly, they are likely to surpass Europe's within two years, the survey said.

Lobel said that more organisations than ever are encrypting databases (55 percent), laptops (50 percent), backup tapes (47 percent) and other media.
Last modified on 17 October 2008
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