Businesses cope with information security risks

Businesses cope with information security risks

The Security World 2015 Conference and Expo was held in Hanoi on March 25 to work out measures to deal with information security risks.

Themed “Strengthening Information to Protect Privacy & Enable Trust in Today’s Risk Landscape”, the event was considered as a good venue for government agencies, organizations and businesses to meet, seek cooperation opportunities and exchange information and experience about updated trends as well as the latest technology solutions from which they can build strategies to effectively invest in information security.

Participants provided in-depth discussions to help government agencies, organizations, businesses update technology trends, approach effective information security and risk management solutions for businesses’ sustainable development and ensure the high level of security and safety.

They discussed measures to cope with information security threats and put forward key initiatives that help businesses keep pace with constantly evolving threats and security requirements in today’s interconnected business ecosystem.

Leading experts and representatives from government agencies and businesses also shed light on intelligent cyber security, security principal, early-warning system, security threats: strategies and techniques.

Besides the conference, an exhibition also took place to showcase modern technology solutions in Network Security, Cloud Security, Big Data Encryption, Virtualization, etc.,. Many leading IT firms and security solution providers participated in the event, such as Cisco, Samsung, Paolo Alto Networks, Trend Micro, Parasoft, Jupiter Network, and HP.

According to a recent report by Kaspersky Security, Vietnam ranks 6th in top 10 countries worldwide by number of attacked users by malware. Security risk is at an alarming rate while Vietnam ranks 4th globally with nearly 50% of users are at risk of malware infection while using the Internet.

Microsoft also estimates that around 80% computers in Vietnam are infected by malware and malicious software.

The Vietnam Information Safety Association (VNISA) reports that most of agencies and organizations in Vietnam allow personal devices (mobile and tablet) to access the network at work but 74% of them do not use any information security protection.

These figures have raised big concerns and also put a significant pressure on leaders and IT experts to find solutions to deal with the insecure environment nowadays.