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Monday, 6th June 2011, 15:16:19
Third of manufacturing firms do not believe their information is protected, survey finds
A third of manufacturing companies in Europe feel that their computer information is not protected from internal and external attacks, a new survey has revealed.
IDC Manufacturing Insights also found that 50 per cent of those it questioned were unaware of the nature of security events that may have taken place against them in the last year.
This could mean that companies look to anti-spam and anti-virus software to ensure that their networks are protected against as many threats as possible.
Pierfrancesco Manenti, the Europe, Middle East and Africa research director for IDC Manufacturing Insights, advises companies to make sure they are ready for potential threats.
"Manufacturers need to prepare themselves better against threats from a new breed of information technology tools," he said.
"In particular, attention needs to be focused on plant floor security, cloud computing, web 2.0 technologies and mobile applications."
Spencer Parker, group product manager at Websense, said last month that consumerisation could lead to more companies needing security protection.
Posted by Henry Thomas
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