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Comments Heverlee, Belgium, October 29, 2003 - Ninety per cent of businesses identify theft or modification of information as a major threat to their operations, yet only 45 per cent of these companies have formal security policies in place, new research will reveal at the 30th Telindus International Symposium.
The survey commissioned by Telindus, the leading pan-European network solutions and services provider, will underline the increasingly critical role that integrators play in ensuring a globally uniform approach to security methodology, consultancy, services and technology.
The research will also reveal a significant deficiency in the levels of administration of safety policies, with 80 per cent of companies agreeing that log file analysis and forensics are the weakest link in any information system.
Ronald Everaert, CEO of Telindus, said: "In order to be able to respond to a growing need for security, a organization's IT department need to diversify its competencies and regroup a number of different profiles into one team. In an increasingly complex and heterogeneous technology environment, it is vital that coherence and security of the production chain is guaranteed, from the network as a support of information transmission to the applications and systems.
"The message here is clear - integrators must adopt a global approach to methodology, consultancy, services, and technologies. Seventy per cent of the companies interviewed agreed that IT has a heavy or critical impact on their chain of production, yet only 45 per cent have a formal security policy in place."
Mr Everaert added: "In general, organizations identify security as important to their business, yet some of the smaller regional players have been slower to implement systems to ensure the safety of their information systems. However, companies with a strong need for confidentiality - such as banks, financial instutions and the high technology industry - have invested heavily in security and are reaping the ROI benefits."
The survey finds that while technology is important - with vendors like Cisco and Check Point currently positioned as market leaders in terms of security technology - organizations today expect much more than a product related competence and an integrator must add value by providing a high level of expertise.
The Nineties saw an expansion in the demand for peripheral access to information systems, which led to 85 per cent of companies surveyed to invest heavily in firewall infrastructure. Viral problems are also a priority, with more than 90 per cent of respondents investing in anti-virus systems and protection. However, in a large percentage of cases, firewall and anti-virus systems are administered on an ad hoc basis rather than being systematically controlled, which can lead to maintenance problems.
The Telindus security survey was conducted between February and May 2003 with 200 decision makers from 200 French-based organisations, of which 82 per cent have a Pan-European or global presence.
The 30th Annual Telindust International Symposium has broken all previous attendance records as nearly 1,700 delegates from all over Europe and as far afield at China, South Africa and the United States gather at the event which opens tomorrow (30 October) at the Brussels Expo, Belgium. A total of 32 companies are exhibiting at the event, many of whom are global leaders in the IT and communications industry.
For further information about the Telindus International Symposium, please visit: www.telindussymposium.com
About Telindus
The publicly listed Telindus Group (Euronext Brussels, ticker TEL) is a one-stop service partner, solution provider and manufacturer for fixed and mobile networks.
Telindus, the Integrator, has extensive expertise, encompassing consulting, integration and managed services, in all areas of modern telecommunications applications and technologies for local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), wide area networks (WAN), virtual private networks (VPN), network access and security, surveillance and networked applications.
Telindus is a manufacturer of broadband access and video surveillance solutions. Combined with a large networking product portfolio from strategic suppliers and partners, Telindus is the best route to leading edge technology and best of breed products and services for both operators and enterprises.
Since its foundation in 1969, Telindus has made significant investments in establishing a solid footprint of networking and security expertise in Europe and beyond. With a full operational presence in as many as 15 countries across Europe and South East Asia and employing almost 2.300 people, Telindus provides customers with both business and technology focused solutions. Telindus' own products are distributed by an extensive network of agents across the globe.
Telindus has its corporate headquarters at Heverlee, close to the university city of Leuven, Belgium. For more information on Telindus' networking solutions and services, please visit www.telindus.com.
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