Abstract:Industry security issues caused by lack of international competitiveness have been highlighted in recent years, especially for some strategic emerging industries, such as software industry. An evaluation index system for software industry is established from the perspective of industrial competitiveness, which includes five first-level indicators, i.e., competitiveness of domestic enterprises, real competitiveness, potential competitiveness, and growth competitiveness and competition environment. According to the statistical data of the software industry from 2007 to 2013 in China, the security situation of China"s software industry is evaluated. The results show that the software industry in China is in a state of basic security at present. Finally, some Suggestions are put forward to maintain industry security of China’s software industry.