BitDefender will showcase new technologies to decrease reaction time at the CeBIT Fair in Hanover. While details remain shrouded in secrecy, some data on the new inventions has already been disclosed. They concern the two main areas of updating and detection and seem set to change the way we think about anti-virus protection.
BitDefender CTO Bogdan Dumitru declared: "The field of heuristic analysis has just been pushed another inch forward. BitDefender customers can expect automatic detection for 60% of new viruses, without the need for signature updates. The technology will be phased in over a period of months, but we should start seeing results immediately after launch. I am not at a liberty to comment further, right now, but we should be ready to make an official announcement at the CeBIT Fair in Hanover."
The signature update approach has long been criticised by industry watchers and media, because it is seen as "reactive" rather than "proactive" security. If the new technology pays off, we might well say goodbye to the days of the "update race" between anti-virus companies, which has BitDefender firmly (and ironically) established in the leading position.
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BitDefender provides security solutions to satisfy the protection requirements of today`s computing environment, delivering effective threat management for over 41 million home and corporate users in more than 100 countries. Designed to provide full protection for corporate network and systems, the BitDefender range comprises, beside anti-virus protection, anti-spam, personal firewall and security management solutions. BitDefender also specialises in providing assistance with designing and establishing content security policies for corporate networks.
BitDefender Professional was the third product of its kind in the world to receive ICSA certification for Windows XP and the first to be awarded for groundbreaking innovation by the European Commission and Academies.
BitDefender Antivirus is certified by all the major reviewers in the antivirus field - ICSA Labs, CheckMark, CheckVir, TuV and Virus Bulletin. BitDefender is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania and has offices in Tettnang, Germany, Barcelona, Spain and Boca Raton, US. http://www.bitdefender.com.
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