Current situation of network management and information security among manufacture enterprises

With the development of international network and IT technology, computer and network become popular in all types of enterprises. Many enterprises promote their business through network which becomes the important information resource and product exchange platform. Internet brings a great deal of benefit and convenience to IT enterprises, and its appearance has exerted extreme influence and changed people’s life. Internet advantages in abundant network resources, with the rapid development of network within domestic IT enterprises in recent years, internet has become an important tool among the intra-enterprise employees. It is estimated that 98.5% of the employees’ PCs connect to internet; however, this important tool also brings big problems in management of network resources, which lurks in every corner of IT enterprises, like time bombs.

Disclose confidential enterprise information through Internet

It is reported that the disclosure of confidential data in a Japanese nuclear power plant results from some worker unconsciously disclosing to internet through personal computer. The internet access is open, convenient and anonymous, and it is easy to copy an e-mail, which leads to difficulty in investigation and evidence-seeking when the staffs of manufacture enterprises disclose confidential information through internet intentionally or unconsciously. It will bring tremendous threat to development even existence of the enterprises.

Value：Immensurable

Disclose confidential information through USB、1394 interface intentionally or unconsciously

Vast majority of offices of manufacture enterprise are open, and USB & 1394 are open without adopting any previous management measures, thus, it is unavoidable that the relative outside visitors will copy the confidential information without any permissions of intra-staff, leaving nothing recording and monitoring during the operations. What’s more, intra-staff can copy the confidential file each other at will, which disable the confidentiality of the files and the investigation and evidence-seeking afterwards.

Value：Immensurable 

Browse irrelevant information during working hours

According to survey, employees of IT manufacture enterprises spend 1.5 hour on average daily in browsing irrelevant information, one hour in viewing private emails, one hour in private affairs. Most of time, they listen to music, chat and download the irrelevant information, only 25% of which are related to their work. Enterprises are short of effective network and Information security management, which leads to decline of working efficiency of manufacture enterprises. The Administration Department can not find any evidences to restrict this phenomenon.

Sum：100(staff)X15(hourly wage)X55(monthly surfing hours)=82500RMB/month

You have annual assets loss of RMB 990,000.

Bring jural disputes to enterprises

Internet is open and flooded with vicious websites of pornography, illegal forum, gambling, and violence etc, which can be accessed by staff conveniently and unconsciously. It is specified in the related state laws, to release the porno graphical information, superstitions, counteraction and abruption is considered to violate the laws. Some employees in manufacture enterprises is unconscious of law, abusing the company resources.

Classic Cases

Shenzhen Runtianzhi Image Technology Co. Ltd. (RTZ)

YEBAO BICYCLE INC.(Shenzhen)CO., LTD.