Event Overview

IDC is delighted to present the “Security & Continuity Conference 2007”, being held from 17 April 2007 to 27 June 2007 in 13 cities across the Asia Pacific. The theme of this key industry event is: 

For many years, IT security discussions were dominated by virus outbreaks, keeping script kiddies out of corporate networks, and basically having updated backups. But today's threat landscape has changed. Corporate security threats have become more multifaceted, networks have become more open, and hackers are becoming targeted, better and faster.

To make matters worse, the roles of IT infrastructure engineers and security managers have become broader with increased responsibilities. Their many stakeholders have different demands:

• Senior management wants to hear about practices that contribute to the firm's success.

• External customers, suppliers, and partners want protection as well.

• Compliance officers want to move beyond satisfying legal regulations and focus on internal intellectual property protection and other issues. And the costs of these efforts are increasing!

These decision makers need to put a security strategy in place to make the enterprise resilient and prepare for tomorrow's challenges in a cost-effective manner.

In view of the market's needs, comprehensive security solutions have appeared in the market over the past 1-2 years, offering holistic protection. What exactly do these solutions include? What are the features and benefits to look out for? Are there any pitfalls?

Business agility is another key objective in recent times, and it means a demand for constant change in services and processes delivered by IT. Change means instability and the potential for service disruption and security exposure. What are the security strategies that will keep businesses up and running?

Security and continuity issues are vital and need to be addressed in order for the enterprise to be resilient and agile. Indeed, the security software market in Asia/Pacific (Ex Japan) is forecast to grow with CAGR of 16% for the next few years to hit US$1.7bn in 2010.

At the Security & Continuity Conference 2007, IDC analysts, top vendor partners and industry gurus will share their insights, showcase the latest offerings and solutions in the market, as well as answer the enterprise's most pressing questions!

This event aims to educate and inform a targeted audience on the following topics of interest:

• Security and regulatory compliance: No winners and no losers?

• Security- and compliance-related regulations in Asia/Pacific

• Methodologies and techniques to get the security budget you need

• Tackle the security risks for your unstructured data

• Security challenges for Web 2.0

• Security for your multi-platform environment

• Security as a service: A misguided delusion or the right way forward?

• Dissecting the security marketing pitch

• Tools and techniques for managing security data

• Consumer and enterprise security: Two-sides of the same coin?

• What to look out for in comprehensive security solutions?

• "Defence in depth": How it should be done

• Common gaps in comprehensive security strategies
  

Our event attracts CxOs, MDs, Directors, VPs and Senior Managers from Information Security/Internet Security, Business Strategy, Research & Development, Finance, and IT & Operations. Other practicing professionals include IT Engineers, Security Administrators, Systems Architects/Designers, Consultants, and Project Managers. 

You should attend if you are from these industries:

• Telecommunications

• Media

• Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals

• Medical & Healthcare

• Banking & Finance

• Insurance and Investment houses

• Energy & Utilities

• Government bodies and Associations

• Travel & Transportation services

• Warehousing & Logistics

• BPO/Call centers

• Data centers/Server farms

• Internet service providers

• On-line businesses