Coordinated malware eradication nears launch!
Good news: the coordinated malware eradication preparations are almost done. We have held several roundtable meetings at industry events around the world, and the last two are scheduled for June and July. We had insightful conversations with a diverse group of experts from across the antimalware industry. The ideas have converged into a shared vision of how we’ll work together to put pressure on the malware ecosystem. I am excited for the first coordinated eradication campaigns to launch!
Discussions have given the industry a place to talk about how coordination happens today. Data-sharing partnerships are becoming more common, and the resulting campaigns are paying off. As you might imagine, this has led some roundtable participants to ask us to explain why coordinated malware eradication is necessary.
Our response is simple: We’ve learned from experience that the amount of time and effort required just to plan, execute, and measure each antimalware campaign is daunting. Our roundtable discussions have shown that others are feeling this too. Coordinated malware eradication can reduce this drag on efficiency.
I think the appeal of this drag reduction is why there’s been such great engagement. We recently talked with the Asia-Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). APCERT is working to increase transparency and the use of common measurements through a project named Cyber Green. Like us, they believe that getting closer to malware eradication requires a wide range of individuals and organizations to get involved and work together.
Yurie Ito, Chair of the Steering Committee for APCERT said, “What we have been discussing around coordinated malware eradication is very complimentary to the driving concepts behind Cyber Green. There are huge benefits to working together to increase visibility into the sources and presence of cyber risks. Fix this, and we go a long way to making the Internet a stronger, more resilient and safer place.”
Very interesting information project named Cyber Green! ;)
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Daniel