CCTV9英语新闻：网络安全新型威胁因素层出不穷 令人担忧（在线收听）

China has the world's largest number of Internet users, with more than half its population active online. But it still lags behind in the development of Internet technologies. At an ongoing cybersecurity exhibition in Beijing, security solution providers say online security loopholes now pose great challenges to online users.

China has the world's largest number of Internet users, with over half its population active online. But it still lags behind in the development of Internet technologies.

China's Internet companies have a total market value topping US$300 billion. More than 500 million Chinese people are connected to the Internet. As more and more information gets exchanged across platforms, more loopholes have been exposed.

"Since 2011, a total of 1.16 billion information records have been leaked in China through viruses, hacker attacks and other illegal online activities. We have detected loopholes in many company and government websites. But even after being informed of the problem, some have simply ignored the problem for over two years. This is a great threat to cybersecurity. Their security awareness is too low," said Xu Chuanzhao, Qihoo 360 media director.

Individual awareness is slowly rising, as more than 300 million people in China now make payments online using smartphone apps.

At the exhibition, users are in search of better way to protect their personal information.

"There are so many online payment portals, and I'm worried about the security. If I don't log out in time or lose my phone I'm worried my account will be misused by others. I have to make sure I keep my phone safe," a customer said.

And as the popularity and the market for mobile utility apps continue to grow, so does the problem of cybersecurity.

"Our recent spot test shows 100 percent of the tested android apps have security loopholes. On average, there are up to 30 loopholes in one app. This poses a great challenge to cybersecurity. What the industry needs most now is not app developers but security engineers. The government and industry companies still have a lot to do to improve cybersecurity," said Du Yuejin, Alibaba VP of Technology.