"Other English-speaking markets, like Hong Kong and India, are actually ahead of the curve."

Antal said that organisations should be looking at "a layered approach to security" and have "defense in depth" for their business.

"There will always be cases where you need desktop security," he said. "The threats through USB sticks and email viruses are not going to disappear. Enterprises need to have security and technology at the internet level, at the server level and at the gateway level. Having these three integrated ensures that enterprises have 'a higher Chinese wall' to ensure that threats do not enter the organization."