McAfee, Inc., Symantec Corp., Trend Micro Incorporated, ICSA
Labs, and Thompson Cyber Security Labs Unite to Establish Industry
Standard for Spyware Samples and Testing Methodology
Endeavor Will Improve Anti-Spyware Products and Help Consumers
Better Evaluate Spyware Mitigation Technologies
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE), Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), Trend Micro
Incorporated (TSE: 4704, Nasdaq: TMIC), ICSA Labs and Thompson
Cyber Security Labs today announced an agreement to create
identification and testing methodologies for spyware mitigation
technologies. As a result of this collaboration,
enterprise and consumer
customers will be able to make better informed anti-spyware
technology decisions, with product tests based on standardized
third-party evaluation criteria and with common standard samples
used in detection and testing environments.
Spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies are some of
the fastest growing risks to consumers and organizations,
increasing at an estimated rate of 50 to 100 percent year over
year, according to some security experts. Given the need to address
this growing threat through spyware mitigation technologies, this
collaboration will eliminate confusion and empower customers to
purchase
solutions that meet their
individual needs.
Laptop Battery When publishing results and product recommendations, few product
testers currently document their test samples or methodology, and
many use very small sample sets in their testing environments. As a
result, there is no distinguishable benchmark for comparison of
anti-spyware product vendors, leaving customers unclear as to the
most effective products and solutions for their environments.
Symantec Research Labs – Europe will be led by Marc Dacier, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in computer security. Before joining Symantec Research Labs – Europe, Dr. Dacier taught networking and operational computing security at Eurecom, a graduate school and research center in communications systems and one of Europe’s most active academic research institutions, especially in the field of network and computer security. In addition to his extensive work in academia, Dr. Dacier has also served in industry, perhaps most notably as manager of the Global Security Analysis Lab at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory. Dr. Dacier has served on more than 50 program committees of major security and dependability conferences and has been a member of the editorial board of several technical journals.
Thinkpad "There is an enormous amount of confusion in the marketplace
about the origins of spyware and the effectiveness of the
tools designed to fight it,"
said Larry Bridwell of ICSA Labs, an independent division of
Cybertrust. "This agreement is an important first step in
maturing the industry to the point where it can effectively
combat the proliferation of spyware on behalf of customers,
providing a safer and more efficient online environment for
everyone."
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Microsoft By employing standard metrics for third-party evaluation, and a
common sample standard, those previously difficult-to-measure
characteristics can be made consistent across the industry,
enabling customers to make transparent solution comparisons.
Almost 10 years later, the trend of abandoning desktop computers in favor of laptops is creating a new era in computing security.
Laptop Computers Future initiatives of this group of spyware experts will
leverage the participating members' experience in anti-virus
research cooperation for threat naming conventions,
intelligence-sharing best practices, and emergency information
distribution guidelines. The group will use the definitions created
by the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) and work closely with the ASC
in its effort to develop guidelines for research tools. Many
members of the group are active leaders in the ASC.
òith direction and supervision, the Internet can be a positive, safe place for families to research, learn, communicate and socialize, said Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate, Symantec Corp. ymantec family cyber security initiative is committed to arming digital families with the tools and resources to keep them and their computers safe online. .
Laptop Computer The group's anti-spyware testing methodology and best practices
can be viewed at www.spywaretesting.org.
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) announces an education day on Internet safety and security on Oct. 11, 2007. The day events, to be held at The San Jose Museum of Art (110 South Market Street) starting at 11 a.m. PT, city, localized effort to promote National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). Symantec Corp., One Economy Corporation, income people tools for building better lives, and NCSA join forces in San Jose to provide Internet users with cyber safety tips, educational presentations on the dangers of lax computer security and give away free copies of Norton 360, one security solution.*
Desktop Computer McAfee, Inc. "McAfee is pleased to be part of an effort that
will benefit customers and make serious in-roads into the fight
against spyware. Having seen
over a decade of cooperation in the anti-virus industry, we know
that our products are better for it, our customers are better
protected for it, and that our industry is better for it there
are now even more anti-virus vendors now than when we
started."
-Joe Telafici, director of operations, McAfee AVERT Labs
Notebooks Symantec Corp.
Lenovo "The successful industry practices previously established for
sharing virus information demonstrate the effectiveness of
cooperation among Internet security experts," said Vincent Weafer,
senior director of development, Symantec Security Response. "By
standardizing methods for sharing spyware samples and testing
antispyware solutions, customers win."
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