Security and Privacy in an Integrated Environment

This Government Insights report draws primarily on IDC's Asia/Pacific Continuum

Survey, 2008 to provide an analysis of government IT security adoption and investment plans within the region, and foreseeable market opportunities and challenges. This analysis serves to guide IT vendors on a viable go-to-market approach and public sector end users on possible technology selection and implementation strategies. A detailed case study of an IT security project in the public sector is also presented for a more focused discussion on successful IT implementations in the government security market.

"Security is increasingly a basic and holistic requirement of doing business in government. Protection against a rising number of vulnerabilities, however, requires educating all business units and end users, especially non-IT staff, to understand the value and application of the security solutions concerned," says Fiona Kanagasingam, senior market analyst, Government Insights, Asia/Pacific.

• Government Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Methodology
  • Brief Description of the Domain - IT Security Market
    • Identity and Access Management
    • Secure Content and Threat Management
    • Security and Vulnerability Management Software
• Situation Overview
• Figure: The Evolving Security Landscape
  • IT Security Is a Priority to Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Governments
  • Figure: Top 3 Solutions to the Organization in 2008 (Multiple responses)
    • National Authentication Framework for Next-Generation Services (Singapore)
    • Managing Citizen Information Privacy (New Zealand)
    • National Security Solutions (Malaysia)
  • Trends in Public Sector IT Security Spending
  • Figure: Percentage of Overall IT Budget in 2007 that Went to Spending on IT Security
  • Figure: Changes in IT Security Spending from 2006 to 2007
  • Figure: Expected Changes to IT Security Spending Looking Ahead from 2007 to 2008
  • Planned Investments in Public Sector Security Software and Appliances
  • Figure: Planned Investments in IT Security-Related Technologies Over the Next 1-2 Years (Multiple responses)
  • Figure: Intention to Purchase the Following IT Security Appliances in 2008 (Multiple responses)
  • Key Drivers for Public Sector Security Spending
  • Figure: Key Factors Driving Organizations' Current Investments in IT Security-Related Technologies
  • Competitive Factors in Vendor and Solution Selection
  • Figure: Top 3 Factors for Organization when Purchasing a New IT Security-Related Technology
  • Case Study
    • Security and Identity Management Partnership with the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship
      • Background and Drivers
        • External
        • Internal
      • Description of Solution Area
      • Challenges
      • Results
      • Critical Success Factors
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • For Governments
    • For Vendors
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis