Kyocera's division in Shanghai has launched a service that provides cloud-based security services to companies and organizations in China.

Security software provider Symantec announced the appointment of Chi-Ho Christopher Lin as its new global vice president and president for Greater China.

Chinese telecom operator China Mobile announced the formal launch of a new Internet information security operating center in Luoyang, provincial capital of Henan.

Chinese Internet security company Kingsoft Network has announced plans to invest CNY100 million to establish a search security laboratory.

Chinese Internet security company Qihoo 360 has launched a new security vulnerability response platform to invite related experts to challenge the security of its products.

Microsoft and Alipay.com have signed a strategic letter of intent in Beijing, stating that the two parties will jointly develop and distribute services to enhance Internet security and privacy protection for Chinese users.

Chinese Internet security company Kingsoft Network has launched a free anti-virus software for enterprise users.

Chinese Internet security company Qihoo 360 has published its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, and the unaudited results for the entire year.

Chinese Internet security company Kingsoft published its latest Chinese Internet security report, stating that the number of new viruses decreased in 2011 while the attacks targeting Internet shopping in China continued to surge.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published new security and advertising provisions for regulating the Internet information service market, effective March 15, 2012.

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. has launched an Internet platform to accept netizens' complaints about information promoted by the search engine service at Baidu.com.

Chinese security software provider Rising has started selling its security software for Android smartphones in Japan at the price of JPY2,980, which is about CNY247, and it plans to team with local mobile phone makers for market expansion in the future.

Chinese anti-virus software provider Rising has announced that its first Internet client product, Rising security browser, has started beta tests.

Just days after Avira announced a deal with Chinese portal Tencent, Avira has now also done a deal with Chinese Internet security provider Qihoo 360.

Tencent will incorporate Avira's Internet security scanning engine and core technology into Tencent's QQ Computer Manager 5.0 Anniversary Preview Edition.