TrustCSI aims to harden the soft IT underbelly of Chinese firms

CPCNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Citic Pacific, has joined the ranks of specialist service providers looking to protect computer networks in Greater China from growing security threats.

The company last week teamed up with United States-based information security firm Cybertrust to offer their TrustCSI services to companies of all sizes from the second half of this year.

Stephen Ho Wai-chung, chief executive at CPCNet, said the new services would be driven from its Security Operations Centre in Hong Kong, due to open at the end of next month.

'Many companies in China are suffering from growing pains and are unprepared and overstretched when it comes to protecting their information technology assets,' Mr Ho said.

'TrustCSI offers a fast and cost-effective way to harden the soft IT underbelly of companies in China.'

Last October, a joint survey conducted by Accenture and IT publication InformationWeek, of 2,540 US and 700 Chinese business technology and security professionals, found mainland firms suffered more viruses, worms, denial-of-service attacks and identity thefts than their US counterparts. Worse, these companies faced those attacks on limited budgets with few protective measures in place.

The new TrustCSI portfolio will deliver a set of services, including: Compliance Management Services (Trust-C), Managed Security Services (Trust-S) and Forensic Investigation Services (Trust-I). When combined, these enable enterprise users to gain visibility and control of their information security risks.