It provides information on market trends in the internet security market, introduces a future trade event which U.S. firms may wish to attend, and offers U.S. firms business development support through the offices of the U.S. Commercial Service in Russia. The spread of information technologies here has brought with it such problems as computer crime, unauthorized access to the communication and information systems, illegal use of various secret data, either government or private. This Doctrine envisages increased internet penetration and an improvement in IT security performance, including the wider use of different protection tools. According to research by Jet Info Systems, the number of hijacking attacks to corporate networks increased 30 percent in respect of 1996. Russia represents one of the most important countries of origin for new viruses in files abroad and the percentage of viruses in files receiving from Russia is approximately 10 times higher than in the whole Europe, according to Symantec Moscow.
Firewalls are at the intermediary territory.
Internet security is more important for advanced corporate systems than local networks and desktops. There are not enough certified devices at the moment. Nevertheless, the information security industry is highly mobile and ready to respond to any increase in demand Internet access security systems. It is quite easy for intruders to break into almost any system in Russia. Many sites don't use passwords at all or offered guest or admin passwords that users could share.