China Cyber Security Market to be USD 50 Million in 2020, Forecasts GlobalData

17 Oct 2012 • by Natalie Aster

China’s concerns over the safety of its power infrastructure will possibly result in astronomical security spending over the next decade.

China’s cyber security market will expand remarkably in the coming years, from a valuation of $1.8 billion in 2011 to $50 billion by 2020, representing a dramatic compound annual growth rate (CAGR) increase of 44.7%, according to the report "Cyber Security in Smart Grid - Market Size, Key Issues, Regulations and Outlook to 2020" by GlobalData.

Report Details:

Cyber Security in Smart Grid - Market Size, Key Issues, Regulations and Outlook to 2020
Published: September, 2012
Pages: 60
Price: US$ 3.995,00

The study describes the country’s cyber security market as an ‘anomaly’, due to the scale of expenditure when compared with that of other regions - Europe and North America combined are predicted to spend a comparatively modest $16 billion during the same period.

The Asian giant has a strained relationship with a number of nations in relation to cyber security, with the US in particular often accusing Chinese hackers of attempting to breach their power systems, although this has never been confirmed by the Chinese government. Such accusations may have fostered an environment of mistrust in which the Chinese authorities expect retaliatory cyber-attacks on their own power infrastructure.

However, as GlobalData explains, for a country experiencing rapid urbanization and undertaking smart grid construction on a vast geographical scale, the cost of protecting all available access points will be huge. The smart grid building phase is expected to be complete by 2015, at which point tens of thousands of homes will be securely connected at an approximate cost of $1,000 per household.

The Stuxnet computer worm, discovered in 2010, was a major example of the vulnerability of power grids to malicious cyber-attack. The worm focused on five Iran-based organizations and was believed by many to be a deliberate attempt to disrupt the Iranian nuclear power program.

More information can be found in the report “Cyber Security in Smart Grid - Market Size, Key Issues, Regulations and Outlook to 2020” by GlobalData.

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