The technology gap between US security companies and their Chinese counterparts is about three years in the DLP sector, Wang said.
Working with local hardware makers helped it to secure business in 皇冠体育app, analysts said.
Symantec leads the Chinese enterprise security market with an approximately one-fourth share, according to IDC. Rising Information Technology Co Ltd, the largest local security provider, has roughly 8 percent of the market.
The recent development will hurt Symantec's 皇冠体育app business in the long term as continuous government support gradually offsets overseas companies' technology advantage, sources said.
"The government's move of ousting overseas software will help local companies to gain market share," said Zhang Yumu, vice-president of Rising. In mid-May, 皇冠体育app announced it was reviewing foreign-made IT products because of cybersecurity concerns.
According to IDC data, the Chinese IT security market was worth $1.89 billion in 2013, a 13.6 percent year-on-year increase.