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ANDREW HAYTER – SECURITY EVANGELIST – G DATA SOFTWARE, INC.
CERTIFIED – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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AGENDA What is Certification Testing Who Performs Certification Testing Certification – Benefits to the Customer Certification – Benefits to the Anti-Malware Vendor Q & A
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WHAT IS CERTIFICATION TESTING Certification testing is the process of evaluating an anti-malware product to determine how
effective it is at protecting the user.
- Effectiveness
- Performance
- Usability
- Disinfection
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WHO PERFORMS CERTIFICATION TESTING
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CERTIFICATION – BENEFITS TO THE CONSUMERAs more and more of our lives are lived online, cyber criminals are increasingly attracted to the worldwide shopping and communication platform provided by the Internet.
The average computer user does not have the skills to determine the effectivenessof a anti-malware product.
By reading the reviews and test reports of third-party independent testers the consumer can determine how well the product fits into their computing environment
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CERTIFICATION – BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES
Business usually don’t have the people, skills or training to evaluate security products Relying on third-party independent testing is a way to overcome the skills gap Results from multiple test can provide an insight into how the product will fit and perform in the
corporate network and end-user environments
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CERTIFICATION - THE BENEFITS TO THE VENDOR
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CERTIFICATION TESTING BENEFITS TO THE VENDOR It provides third party validation of many features of the product.
- Determine compatibility issues with the operating system.
- Detection testing either with a know set of malware or real-time threats provides the vendor with valuable feedback on how well its detection capabilities are.
- Performance testing provides valuable information on what and how to tune the product for optimal performance.
- Usability testing will suggest ways in which to change the user interface to make it more friendly and informative
- Disinfection testing provides feedback on how well the anti-malware product cleans or sanitizes malware to allow the user to continue to use their computer.
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SUMMARY
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SUMMARY Certification testing is very useful in determining how well a anti-malware product functions
Consumers can read the results of testing to decide which product they will use
Business save time and resources that they may not have by selecting certified anti-malware products for their infrastructure
Vendors are provided with valuable feedback on the efficacy, performance, usability and disinfection capabilities of their products help them to improve the design and performance.
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