Recently, Win8 operating system and Office software, the bad news, making the field of domestic information security alternative day up. In recent days, there was a notice on the network that the payment was made for the Bureau of Science and Technology Information of the Ministry of Public Security, saying there was a security breach in the products of Symantec Corporation (Symantec, the world's leading information security solution provider) Public security organs at all levels forbid procurement in the future. "Daily Economic News" reporter noted that this series of events or will make the pace of localization of information security further improved.
Foreign products have been frustrated
Recently, following Win8 and Office, Symantec has become the protagonist in the field of information security.
A circulation circulating on the network was notified by the Bureau of Science and Technology Information of the Ministry of Public Security that due to the existence of backdoor and high-risk security breach in Symantec DLP products, public security organs at all localities should immediately verify that the Symantec G "data leakage", anti-virus and other security products. At the same time, public security organs at all levels are required to prohibit the procurement of the product in the future. For those units that are already using the relevant products, they should be deactivated immediately after receiving the notification, and the timetable should be listed and replaced with domestic software as soon as possible.
In this regard, Symantec said at the first time that the company has been informed of the Internet, and has conducted close investigation and communication on the matter. The company said there was no rumored "back door theft" of Symantec products and Symantec DLP passed the security checks of the Ministry of Public Security in November 2011 and obtained a sales license.
Journalists of the Daily Economic News have noticed that in fact, there have been many news concerning the field of information security since the beginning of this year. Just in May this year, the central government agencies Procurement Center issued a notice requiring state organs for information-based agreements to supply compulsory energy-saving products procurement, all computer products prohibited the installation of Win8 operating system; followed by the end of June, some media reports said, Some central authorities and subordinate departments have internally requested to stop using Office, instead of using domestic office software system.
Local companies will benefit
Since foreign big brothers setbacks in the domestic market, local businesses will naturally benefit from it.
Prior to WindowsXP stop service and the Central Government Procurement Center issued a document all computer products do not allow the installation of Win8 operating system, the domestic operating system has become the focus of the market. The most widely used domestic operating system, "successful Kirin" operating system, all of a sudden China software (600,536, closing price of 20.76 yuan) on the front desk, because the "winning unicorn" operating system controlled by 50% of China Software holding subsidiaries Successful software development. At the same time, the Office of the ban, some analysts said Jinshan good software and software in China, because the former is the development of WPS system, which is the only company with A shares LINUX operating system and office software business.
As for the domestic alternative in the field of network security, China Merchants Securities reported that as the technological gap between domestic and international network security products is not large and can basically realize domestic substitution, the localization of subsequent network security products is expected to accelerate to the full range of products. The establishment of the review mechanism for the import of information equipment in the future will lay the legal foundation for the localization in related fields. The main beneficiaries are Venus (002439, the closing price of 21.56 yuan), NSFOCUS (300369, closing price of 61.27 yuan), Guardian Tong (002268, closing price of 37.40 yuan), North letter source (300,352, closing price of 21.88 yuan).