Xaggeration Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 In a move to strengthen its response to security threats, Microsoft is opening two labs to study the growing amount of malicious software circulating on the internet, security executives announced today. The Malware Protection Centers, in Dublin and Tokyo, will be staffed with analysts who will create updates - called ‘signatures’ - for its Windows security products to detect malicious software, said Roger Halbheer, chief security advisor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The formal announcement was made by Vinny Gullotto, a Microsoft general manager, at RSA Conference Japan 2007 on Wednesday morning. The labs will be similar to ones run by competitors such as Symantec and McAfee. Microsoft is doing a bit of catching up: Microsoft has run just one lab at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, which is available, if needed, on a 24-hour basis, company officials said. Microsoft will now have facilities in three times zones. Officials stressed they weren't trying to directly compete facility-for-facility with competitors, but were rather trying to meet a need from their customers. "We know we are building a capability that others already have," said Richard Saunders, a Microsoft spokesman in the UK. The labs will support Microsoft's array of consumer and enterprise security products. On Tuesday, Microsoft said that its antivirus and antispyware product for business desktops, Forefront Client Security, come out of beta and be available in the next month. ~~PC Advisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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