Internet companies in China show interest

In 2012 two large Internet companies in China expressed an interest in improving Internet security. Baidu and Tencent wanted to work with Internet security developers to create products – with mobile security in particular considered a growth area for those players in the security industry. There was speculation that Chinese consumers may soon be prepared to pay for security and anti-virus products in order to avoid the advertising embedded in free offerings. In 2014 China’s president also stated that cyber-security was to become a key focus for the government going forward.