Hunting vermin from Bilbao
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- Entrance to the laboratory at Panda Security
Last month I visited the laboratories of Panda Software in Bilbao with other members of the National Council CyberSeguridad Consultant.
The purpose of the trip (which we called the Panda Security to an exceptional addition to the bilbaina lunch) was the view from the frontline battle that kept the Spanish company technicians against malware writers from around the world. I put down striking examples of what a virus might do to infiltrate our computers, steal information or take control of our bank account without your realizing it.
The software company founded by Mikel Urizarbarrena and Juan Santana's CEO, began selling software for driving and is now one of the three largest companies cyberseguridad internationally. In the event First Tuesday I attended on 10 February this year, both (founder and CEO) explained at the Lemon room in Madrid that the company's success lay in their early territorial specialization antivirus due to little impact Internet and other telecommunications networks, as well, while the protection of an antivirus program created in the U.S. was completely ineffective against viruses created in or from Spain, Panda Antivirus he could block them and neutralize them without difficulty. However, the globalization of communications has resulted in the internationalization of threats so in recent years, Panda, and all other antivirus companies, has had to adapt its system of detection, neutralization and developing solutions to this new reality.
Panda Security is one of four Spanish companies that are part of the National Council CyberSeguridad Consultant, whose ultimate mission to render safe the public networks. In this regard, the Council was appointed by the Senate to urge the Government to have a Plan CyberSeguridad coinciding with the European Union presidency 2010. To this end, the Council will help and encourage the initiative from different angles:
- Propose concrete measures to this plan cyberseguridad, for example, the creation of a "cyber czar 'own style of Obama's policy.
- Promote support for the government to issue the mandate on time (six months)
- Council to conduct outreach activities to support the development of various initiatives aimed at the security field (campaigns, safety panels, etc.)..
To achieve these aims, the Council has the support of INTECO, the Guardia Civil and an expert advisory group on Internet and Information Security. Within this group, our mission is to propose boosting measures cyberseguridad all, developing awareness and advise the Council on various issues to be raised in the meetings we hold regularly. So far, the key points that were discussed were as follows:
- The privacy and other fundamental rights should prevail over any user protection initiative against cybercrime
- Legislative barriers on the subject and, above all, the executive, do better work on standards and codes of conduct to which laws can refer later.
- Each proposal will take into account different user profiles and / or companies involved, both by size and by sector.
- Initiatives Impulse real and effective awareness cyberseguridad.
During the visit to Panda Labs, Corrons be responsible for presenting the progress of the company cyberSeguridad, using as a means of presentation I have uploaded to scribd.
Fighting Malware - Fighting Cyber Crime
Meanwhile, Bernardo Quintero Hispasec (another of the big companies that are part of the Council), gave us some time soon, some videos about what the Trojans can do on our computers to get the keys to the bank or gain control of our accounts:
- Flash demo of the Trojan that makes screenshots
- Flash demo of the trojan that captures video
- In depth analysis of the Trojan that makes screenshots
- In depth analysis of the trojan that captures video
And, to finish the post, some pictures of the meeting:
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- Panda Security Offices
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- Product Stand at the entrance to Panda Security
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- Entrance to the laboratory at Panda Security
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- Eugenio García de Arellano, President of the Network Innovate & Create, visit Panda Labs
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- Advisory Board Members photographing and being photographed
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- Luis Corrons, director of Panda Labs, explaining the presentation on malware
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- Pictures of the input virus from Panda Labs
Fernando Tellado has uploaded to your Flickr account photos of the meeting held in Bilbao in July, and the Advisory Council luncheon CNCCS June.
The same pictures that you see here you also have my own Flickr account (if somewhat scattered).
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