Despite growing interest in information security in the wake of Internet disruptions, government and private-sector organizations still remain under-equipped with security solutions, according to a recent survey.
30% of government agencies were installed with at least one information protection solution, with less than a half using vaccines seen as primary security units. Businesses were in no better position, with the number of under-equipped firms reaching almost 70%.
The Korea Information Security Industry Association surveyed 176 computer specialists working at government organizations and financial services firms to find out how well companies adopt systems to protect administrative information.
KISIA found that 74% of respondents have introduced one or more than an information security solution. Of those equipped with information solutions, however, only 44% answered that they have vaccines up and running, indicating the risk of exposure to virus attacks.
11% of respondents said that they would install security solutions to protect equipment. Only 22% of them planned to set up solutions before the end of this year, however, while the rest mentioned no specific timetables.
Information security was in poorer shape with private-sector organizations. According to a survey conducted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce & Industry, seven out of ten, or 68.3%, of 243 firms surveyed were not committed to information protection at all or in a very primary stage.
Only 19.7% said that they had an information security team to deal with an emergency situation. While 69.5% answered that they experienced information breach-related incidents before, most of firms were still exposed fully to similar incidents.
Kim Jong-taek, manager of KCCI, pointed to that the level of information protection with private-sector businesses are at a very primary stage, stressing the need to "set up a organization-level comprehensive crisis management system, which will help firms better cope with various information breaches."