Eerste Belgian webMethods User Group Conferentie

Op donderdag 7 november aanstaande, van 14.00 tot 18.00, zal de eerste bijeenkomst van de Belgian webMethods User Group plaatst hebben in Moonbeat, Oude Brusselsestraat 10, 2800 Mechelen. Meer informatie bij stefan.dewandeleir@i8c.be, +32 (0)3 451 36 60.

ESET Scores High in VB100 Comparative Review on Windows 7 Pro

CEO of ESET North America Andrew Lee Holds Keynote Speech at VB 2013 Conference: Ethics and the AV industry in the Age of WikiLeaks

Bratislava, Berlin - ESET, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years in consecutive VB100 awards  with its ESET NOD32 technology, has earned another VB100 Award, already 81^st, from Virus Bulletin, UK-based independent security software testing authority. Its product ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 scored high in all categories of the latest test on Windows 7 Pro OS.  In addition, ESET research teams will have a  strong presence at the VB 2013 Conference starting today in Berlin, including Andrew Lee, CEO ESET North America, opening with a keynote speech titled Ethics and the AV industry in the age of WikiLeaks.

In its latest August comparative review, Virus Bulletin has called ESET a “provider with a flawless record” and refered to ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 as “simple to install”, “very speedy updates” “combining unfussy good looks with comprehensive finetuning controls”. And VB  continues: “ESET adds another VB100 award to its tally, maintaining its 100% pass record going back over a decade”.  ESET NOD32 technology has received more VB100 awards than any other AV software vendor on the market.

From October 2 until October 4, 2013, ESET researchers are taking part and presenting at the Virus Bulletin 2013 Conference in Berlin with Andrew Lee, CEO ESET North America, delivering a keynote speech.

“The events of the last few years from Bradley Manning to Edward Snowden have brought with them a tranche of new ethical issues. On the one hand the 'old-school' approach is to see malware, detect malware, but it is increasingly likely that in future (if not already) companies will come under pressure from government agencies and perhaps be compelled by law, to avoid detection, disclose data or report on customer activity. Is there a need for a collective response from the industry?,” states Andrew Lee in his conference abstract which highlights the content and philosophy of his address. “What are the issues around trusting sample or vulnerability sharing with companies known to share (or to be compelled to share) such information with governments?,” continues CEO of ESET North America. In his keynote speech, Andrew Lee aims not to provide definitive answers, but tries to open a wider conversation by examining some of the issues and asking the relevant questions.

In addition, ESET researchers are presenting the following papers:

• What can Big Data Security learn from the AV industry? – Stephen Cobb, ESET Security Evangelist, ESET Malware Researcher, delivers  paper, where he examines the history of pioneering threat data, exchanged over time between competing vendors, private enterprises, public institutions, and non-governmental organizations, sharing  of lessons that can inform the evolution of Big Data Security. Big Data Security is this year's hot information security concept, a key element  encompassing the use of shared threat data, along with internal data, to detect and mitigate threats to information systems.
• The Real Time Threat List – in this presenatation the authors, Righard Zwienenberg, ESET Senior Research Fellow, Richard Ford from the Florida Institute of Technology, and Thomas Wegele from  Avira, explore the shortcomings of the WildList, and introduce their solution, the Real Time Threat List (RTTL).
• ACAD/Medre: industrial espionage in Latin America? - Robert Lipovsky, ESET Security Intelligence Team Leader and  Sebastian Bortnik, ESET Latin America Education & Research Manager will showcase the investigation of a series of events of an impactful ACAD/Medre, a signature created for a piece of malware attacking the popular design software. 
• Mac hacking: the way to better testing? – ESET Research Fellow David Harley with ESET Security Researcher Lysa Myers will elaborate on Mac security:  Macs have fewer threats and there are fewer prior tests on which to base a testing methodology, so establishing sound mainstream testing is tricky. But as both Macs and Mac malware increase in prevalence, the importance of testing the software intended to supplement the internal security of OS X increases too. Their paper looks to examine the testing scenarios that are unique to Macs and OS X, and offers some possibilities for ways to create a test that is both relevant and fair.

Software AG’s Innovation World: What do Airlines, Dairy Farms, Banks, Telecoms and Healthcare Companies have in common?

They need to go digital - leaders from over 15 industries and 35 countries meet to discuss the road to the Digital Enterprise at Software AG’s global user conference in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Software AG will kick-off its annual global user’s conference, Innovation World, on October 8 in San Francisco. The event brings together prominent global customers from many industries with common challenges and a common need to differentiate in increasingly global markets. This year the focus is on how to maximize the new business opportunities and competitive advantages provided by the accelerating digitization of the business world and the public sector. This reflects how IT strategy is now a critical component in driving new business models to address rapidly changing markets and customer expectations. Software AG will also announce new solutions that will help customers leverage their current assets to run an adaptive IT architecture and provide new ways to create differentiating products and services for their customers.

At Innovation World, which sees a 20 percent increase in attendance in 2013, Software AG and customers will discuss today’s market trends of big fast data, cloud, social and mobile capabilities and the need to digitize every aspect of their operations. Customers will present how they have moved towards the Digital Enterprise and the business advantages this has brought.

“Software AG is committed to helping enterprises realize their true potential in the digital era,” said Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Software AG. “As these forces – big fast data, social, mobile and cloud – converge to create opportunities for every industry, we are creating tangible and intelligent roadmaps to their future success.”

Reflecting the impact that digitization is having on every industry, speakers from the finance sector, transportation, food & beverages, pharmaceuticals and state government will present their successful digital strategies. Software AG will announce new products helping customers to build their digital enterprises as well as launch the Digital Enterprise Assessment.

The Digital Enterprise Assessment is a new offering to guide customers through the convergence of multiple new technologies (Big Fast Data, Cloud, Mobile & Social) in planning their digital strategy. Based on global best practice for IT architectures, regulatory compliance, methods and controls, the Digital Enterprise Assessment provides a secure and fast path to time to value.  The key to customer success is based on utilizing dozens of existing industry best practices and methodologies from thousands of successful IT projects.


Premier sponsors of this year’s event include: CrossVista, Deloitte, HCL, ProSoft and Visual Enterprise Architecture. Gold sponsors include: Cognizant, CrossVale, IBM, LogiMethods, Qualitroltech, Tata Consultancy Services, and Trillium Software. 

ESET Launches Root Detector Kit for Mac OSX

ESET® Rootkit Detector is a new security tool for Mac® OS X that scans for malicious kernel extensions attempting to change operating system behavior by hooking inside the OS. When the rogue kernel extensions hook inside the OS X, they can bypass any security measure thus allowing complete access of system privileges. 

“ESET Rootkit Detector is a simple and effective tool for detection of rootkits on OS X platforms. With this tool we aim to help the users to detect modifications in the OS X kernel memory, that might indicate presence of a rootkit in the system,” says Pierre-Marc Bureau, ESET Security Intelligence Program Manager.

Over the course of last year, ESET has observed multiple rootkits targeting OS X. With rootkit codes readily available online, systems have been compromised without the knowledge of the owner. Rootkits such as OSX/Morcut and OSX/Crisis have been used to spy and steal information of unsuspecting users.

ESET Rootkit detector provides an intuitive and user friendly way to check the integrity of the kernel and provide information about potential problems. It supports Snow Leopard (10.6.0) up to the latest version of Mountain Lion (currently 10.9.3). Additionally, it works on Intel 32-bit and 64-bit kernel.

For more information on the investigation of the rootkits targeting OS X visit WeLiveSecurity blog post or ESET Rootkit Detector product page.

Software AG and Loqate partner to enhance data quality solution

Software AG’s webMethods OneData master data management solution to integrate Loqate’s address verification technology

Software AG, a global leader in business processes, integration and big data, today announced a new partnership with Loqate, a leader in international address verification, which will provide powerful address validation and geocoding capabilities to business processes, services applications and business intelligence systems. Software AG will offer and support the Loqate Engine as an integrated component of webMethods OneData, the company’s master data management (MDM) platform.

“In today’s expanding digital enterprise, having the highest quality data possible to drive business processes and analytics isn’t just a best practice, it’s a necessity,” said Jay Johnson, President & CEO, Software AG North America and member of the Group Executive Board. “Loqate’s address validation and geocoding technologies provide another layer of richness to refine existing and captured datasets. This in turn lets our customers unlock new data potentials to drive more efficient and effective business processes.”

By combining the Loqate Engine with Software AG’s Integration platform and solutions, customers will now have a higher level of data quality with Loqate’s address capture, verification and geocoding technologies.

In addition to enriching data by providing missing attributes such as postal codes, integrating Loqate’s technology with Software AG will provide customers with solutions to help refine and cleanse disparate geolocation data and to automatically normalize data to enhance matching operations (e.g. “New Jersey” to “NJ”).

“Address data is an asset that drives business processes in almost every business function,” said Martin Turvey, President and CEO, Loqate. “Cleaner data drives better location intelligence and ultimately, leads to more informed and accurate business decisions, affecting the bottom line.”  

With the integration of Loqate technology into Software AG’s product portfolio, customers will be able to purchase it as part of Software AG’s MDM solution and support will be provided by Software AG.

ESET a détecté “Hesperbot”, un cheval de Troie bancaire sophistiqué qui infecte les plates-formes Android en Europe et en Turquie

Le laboratoire de recherche du quartier général d’ESET, spécialisé en maliciels, a découvert un nouveau cheval de Troie bancaire, très efficace, qui prend pour cible les utilisateurs de services bancaires en ligne, en Europe et en Asie. Sous le couvert de campagnes de diffusion particulièrement crédibles concernant des organisations dignes de confiance, pour tromper ses victimes et les amener à utiliser le maliciel. Cette menace, révélée tout récemment, a déjà eu pour effet de délester plusieurs victimes de leurs avoirs financiers.

En s’appuyant sur des données LiveGrid® - le système de collecte de maliciels, basé cloud, d’ESET -, plusieurs centaines de contaminations ont ainsi pu être détectées en Turquie et plusieurs dizaines d’autres en République tchèque, au Royaume-Uni et au Portugal. Ce maliciel bancaire sophistiqué et très puissant, baptisé Hesperbot, se propage par le biais de courriels de type hameçonnage (phishing) et tente également d’infecter des équipements mobiles fonctionnant sous Android, Symbian et Blackberry.

Cette menace Win32/Spy.Hesperbot se caractérise par un potentiel d’enregistrement de frappes, est capable de générer des captures d’écran d’ordinateur de bureau et des captures vidéo, et active un proxy distant. Il inclut également un certain nombre de pièges plus élaborés, tels que la création d’une connexion à distance masquée vers le système infecté.

“En analysant cette menace, nous nous sommes aperçus que nous avions affaire à un cheval de Troie bancaire qui présente des fonctions similaires et poursuit des objectifs identiques à ceux des tristement célèbres Zeus et SpyEye. Toutefois, quelques différences notoires dans le mode d’implémentation indiquent qu’il s’agit là d’une nouvelle famille de maliciels et non d’une variante d’un cheval de Troie déjà identifié”, déclare Robert Lipovsky, chercheur d’ESET spécialisé en maliciels, qui dirige l’équipe chargée d’analyser la nouvelle menace. “Les produits d’ESET, tels que les ESET Smart Security et ESET Mobile Security, apportent une protection contre ce maliciel”, ajoute-t-il.

Les auteurs de l’attaque visent à obtenir les identifiants de connexion qui leur donneront accès au compte bancaire de la victime, amenant par ailleurs cette dernière à installer un composant mobile du maliciel sur son téléphone Symbian, Blackberry ou Android.

La campagne de maliciels tchèque a débuté le 8 août 2013. Les auteurs de l’attaque ont enregistré le nom de domaine www.ceskaposta.net, qui est fort proche du nom du véritable site Internet de la Poste tchèque. “Il n’y a sans doute rien d’étonnant à ce que les auteurs de l’attaque aient tenté d’amener leurs victimes potentielles à ouvrir le maliciel en leur envoyant des courriels-hameçons ayant toutes les apparences d’informations de suivi de colis émanant de la Poste. Cette technique a déjà été utilisée à de maintes reprises par le passé”, souligne Robert Lipovsky. Les services tchèques de la Poste ont réagi très rapidement en publiant, sur leur site Internet, une mise en garde à propos de cette tentative d’escroquerie.

Actuellement, la Turquie est le pays le plus touché par ce cheval de Troie bancaire. Les détections de Hesperbot y sont même antérieures au 8 août et des recrudescences récentes dans les activités de réseaux de zombies (botnets) ont ainsi été observées en juillet 2013 mais ESET a également trouvé des échantillons plus anciens qui remontent au moins au mois d’avril de cette année. Le courriel-hameçon qui a été envoyé à des victimes potentielles était censé être une facture. Une variante du maliciel a également été trouvée, maraudant sur Internet. Son intention était de viser des utilisateurs informatiques au Portugal et au Royaume-Uni.

Pour assurer la flexibilité de ses besoins stratégiques, Ethias choisit Software AG

Ethias, le quatrième assureur de Belgique, désirait trouver une solution qui lui permettrait  de  mettre rapidement en œuvre les flux métiers critiques existants et futurs, avec comme objectif final l’accroissement de la satisfaction des clients. Pour le déploiement d’une solution « Architecture Orientée Service » destinée à rencontrer ses besoins stratégiques en flexibilité et agilité, l’assureur a choisi webMethods de Software AG.

La solution qui repose sur webMethods Enterprise Service Bus et sur la suite Business Process Management de Software AG, permettra de répondre rapidement aux besoins présents et ainsi qu’à leur évolution future. Le déploiement de la solution a été confié à NRB (Liège et Bruxelles), un des plus importants fournisseurs de services informatiques en Belgique.

A propos d’Ethias

Avec plus d’un million d’hommes et de femmes qui lui font confiance et adhèrent à ses valeurs, Ethias est aujourd’hui le 4e assureur du pays et le préféré des Belges.Consciente de sa responsabilité sociale, sociétale et environnementale, notre entreprise se distingue depuis le début de son histoire par son envie et sa capacité d’innover durablement. Chacune de nos actions est guidée par une stratégie globale basée sur cette responsabilité et les engagements qui en découlent. C’est la raison pour laquelle nous avons signé le  pacte mondial des Nations Unies, fil rouge de notre démarche RSE. Créée en 1919 dans un esprit mutualiste, notre entreprise est désormais un groupe dont l’actionnariat est constitué de l’Etat fédéral, de la Région Wallonne, de la Région flamande et d’Ethias Droit Commun. Nos assurés sont les pouvoirs publics, les entreprises et les particuliers avec qui nous entretenons des relations directes mutuellement profitables et basées sur une confiance réciproque. Nous pensons que nos valeurs, notre stratégie, nos engagements et nos actions sont à la base de cette confiance, forgent nos résultats et contribuent à déterminer notre positions sur le marché.

ESET Tops the Security Software Consumer Satisfaction in Japan for the 3rd Time

ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, has been for the thrid time in a row announced the leader in Consumer Satisfaction Survey by the Kadokawa ASCII General Research Institute* in Japan.

“This is the 3^rd consecutive win** for ESET which confirms ESET product lines are the top choice for Japanese consumer segment customers among paid products: leading in eleven out of twelve categories. ESET is the brand of choice for users, who value low demand on the device’s system, fast and high detection levels in AV solutions,“ says Parvinder Walia, Marketing Director for ESET APAC.

ESET has again obtained the top 88.4 points score which is 13 points higher than the closest competitor, Kaspersky® and more than 10 points higher than Kingsoft®, the winner of the non-paid AV category. ESET security solutions were ranked as the best among paid AV products in several categories, including the Response Speed of Resident Software, Security Performance, Support  categories.

“ESET is proud to gain ongoing honors from ASCII and support from consumers from the Japaneese market, especially thanks to the operations of our long-term partner in Japan - Canon IT Solutions,” says Ignacio Sbampato, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. “The Japaneese customer base of ESET, known for having high standards on technological quality, service and technical support in Internet Security solutions is growing year by year. Big thanks also goes to ESET teams all over the world working hard to accommodate their needs by improving and developing products’ core functionalities, valued for more than two decades by millions worldwide,” elaborates Sbampato.

ESET Products Lead in Overall Consumer Satisfaction in Japan (Kadokawa ASCII General Research Institute)

Rank	Producer	Product	Satisfaction Rating (after purchase)
1	ESET® (Canon IT Solutions partner company in Japan)	ESET series	88.4 points
2	Kaspersky®	Kaspersky series	75.0 points
3	Symantec®	Norton series	73.4 points
4	Trend Micro™	Virus Buster series	68.5 points
5	SourceNext®	Virus/Super security ZERO series	64.9 points
6	McAfee™	McAfee series	64.6  points

The Kadokawa ASCII General Research Institute Survey took place on the end of August 2013 and respondents were part of Kadokawa ASCII General Research monitor group (including readers of magazines Shukan ASCII Weekly publication, Mac People, etc.). The respondents evaluated the individual features and overall impression of each company’s product line by ratings “very good” (100 points), “good”, “moderate”, “bad” and “very bad” (0 points).

* Previous company name: ASCII General Research Institute

**It is the 3^rd consecutive (2009, 2012, 2013) win for ESET. The research was not conducted in year 2010 and 2011.

NorthgateArinso kiest voor Software AG om dienstverlening aan de klanten nog te verbeteren

NorthgateArinso, één van de belangrijkste spelers in de wereld van human resources, telt een aantal zeer grote klanten die het bedrijf het internationale beheer van hun HR behoeften toevertrouwen. Dit zijn zeer complexe processen met grote variaties van land tot land en van klant tot klant, wat ook de verwerking van zeer hoge datavolumes met zich meebrengt. NorthgateArinso besloot om hiervoor met Software AG in zee te gaan en diens ESB en BPMS oplossing te gebruiken om de integratie van nieuwe klanten te versnellen, alsook de dienstverlening aan de bestaande klanten nog te verbeteren dankzij een verhoogde automatisatie van de dataverwerking. Om dit project van bijzonder strategisch belang tot een goed einde te brengen, wordt het uitgevoerd in samenwerking met systeemintegrator Ferrologic (Heverlee).

Steve Vereecke, VP Global Technology en CTO van NorthgateArinso: “Wat de doorslag heeft gegeven in onze keuze is dat Software AG vanaf dag 1 met een partner is binnengestapt, zijnde Ferrologic. De samenwerking heeft snel geleid tot een succesvolle Proof of Concept die ons heeft overtuigd van de mogelijkheden van het product en de snelheid waarmee we een configuratie kunnen opzetten.”

Eerder dit jaar werd NorthgateArinso als leider gepositioneerd in Gartner’s “2013 Magic Quadrant for Payroll BPO Services”. Ook Software AG is door de analystenbureau’s Gartner en Forrester als leider benoemd in 15 marktcategorieën.

ESET Secure Authentication Solution Adds Integration to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and VMware Horizon View

ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, has updated its authentication IT security product and is taking advantage of native support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, VMware Horizon View, and many other VPNs, making ESET Secure Authentication more attractive for businesses using these VPN appliances wanting to protect their sensitive infrastructure and data. This mobile-based solution - a highly secure mobile two-factor one-time-password (2FA OTP) authentication system, ensures safer access to company network when end-users use their mobile phones to connect to company networks.

This simple and lightweight IT security solution provides yet another layer to the authentication process besides the regular username/password. ESET Secure Authentication works with iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and 8, Windows Mobile and J2ME-based phones. The solution even supports authentication based on SMS messages thus supporting older mobile phones unable to run the application. It is a client/server system where the server provisions the one-time-password and the client displays it so the user can use it for authentication in a supported system.

„Securing small and medium businesses’ assets and know-how, the updated version of ESET Secure Authentication comes with integrated Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and VMware Horizon View,” says Marek Chorvat, Business Project Manager. „Easy to install and easy to deploy ESET Secure Authentication is a cross platform solution which doesn’t drain your resources and adds noticeable layer of protection to your intellectual property,“ adds Chorvat.

Designed to be very simple to install, easy to configure and convenient to manage, the solution by default integrates with the most broadly used services and protocols, now adding the widely used VMware Horizon View integration. Being on the market for several months protecting Outlook Web Access/App (and now also in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013) and RADIUS, ESET Secure Authentication is now easy to be integrated for authentication into various other VPN Appliances: Barracuda SSL, Check Point Software SSL, Cisco ASA (IPSec), Cisco ASA SSL, Citrix Access Gateway SSL, Citrix NetScaler SSL, F5 FirePass SSL, Fortinet FortiGate SSL, Juniper SSL, Palo Alto SSL, SonicWall SSL.

ESET Secure Authentication is another addition to ESET portfolio of solutions protecting company data in the age of mobile technologies, which is supported on Windows Server - 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012. Throughout 2013, the solution was already launched in more than 20 countries including United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Czech Republic, Slovakia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, United States, Canada, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Middle East, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania. The client application is available in these languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish and Slovak.

Highlights of Key Benefits

Broad Mobile Platform Support: Users using most of the modern mobile devices including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and 8, Windows Mobile, and J2ME-based phones can be protected via this solution. The preferred authentication vector is the ESET Secure Authentication mobile application. This application is downloaded to the end-user’s mobile phone, allowing generating secure, one-time passwords. As a bootstrapping and additional authentication vector, text-based SMS messages are supported for users who cannot install, or have not yet installed, the mobile application.

Familiar Management Environment (MMC and ADUC plugin): Windows Administrators will value from an easy day-to-day Active Directory user-level administration that utilizes the familiar Active Directory Users & Computers management tool, as well as from the integration with the frequently used Microsoft Management Console (MMC). 

Automatic Configuration: Installation of the mobile application is designed to be simple and seamless, starting with a “double-click” installer. The user clicks on a link in a text message, which installs the application.

For further details on highlighted features and benefits, visit the ESET Secure Authentication product page.

Dans la perspective du CeBIT 2014, Software AG lance un concours d’idées qui s’adresse aux universités, partout dans le monde

Le département des Relations universitaires de Software AG a lancé un concours international d’idées “CeBIT 2014” pour les étudiants et membres du corps professoral des universités. La société invite les professeurs et les étudiants, de toutes les universités, à soumettre leurs propositions créatives en vue de présenter un projet témoin lors du CeBIT 2014. Le projet devra mettre en lumière les technologies de Software AG et démontrer le potentiel de ses logiciels dans le cadre des quatre grandes tendances que sont le “big data”, la mobilité, les plates-formes sociales et les services cloud. Le projet lauréat bénéficiera  d’un financement à hauteur de 10.000 euros pour son implémentation.

Les produits Software AG aident les entreprises à atteindre plus rapidement leurs objectifs opérationnels. Les technologies big data, intégration et processus métier de la société permettent aux clients d’accroître leur efficience opérationnelle, de moderniser leurs systèmes et d’optimiser leurs processus en vue de formuler des décisions mieux fondées et de proposer de meilleurs services. Aujourd’hui, la société invite les étudiants et les professeurs, partout dans le monde, à développer un modèle business et technologique convaincant afin de démontrer concrètement les avantages que les sociétés peuvent retirer du catalogue Software AG. Le meilleur modèle, une fois sélectionné, fera l’objet d’une démonstration sur le stand de Software AG au CeBIT 2014 et sera présenté au public du salon par les étudiants.

Les visiteurs ont beaucoup apprécié la démonstration Smart Factory^KL’s Augmented Manufacturing organisée à l’occasion du dernier CeBIT. La “production augmentée” imaginée par SmartFactory^KL représente un espace de travail contextualisé qui, à l’aide de la réalité augmentée, guide un individu au travers de processus complexes de production. Le système, combiné à la solution ARIS MashZone, est implémenté sous forme d’appli gérée sur tablette et procure un support novateur, révolutionnaire, aux travailleurs de l’industrie de l’assemblage.

Le concours de cette année est désormais ouvert et les personnes intéressées peuvent en envoyant un message à university@softwareag.com avant le 20 septembre 2013. Le concept doit être soumis avant le 18 octobre 2013. Les vainqueurs seront avertis le 4 novembre 2013 et peuvent bénéficier d’un financement à hauteur de 10.000 euros pour implémenter le projet témoin en vue de sa présentation au CeBIT 2014, qui se déroulera du 10 au 14 mars 2014.

Pour toute information complémentaire ainsi que pour prendre connaissance des conditions et obtenir les formulaires d’inscription, consultez le site CeBIT Idea Contest.

À propos de Software AG

Software AG (FRA : SOW) aide les organisations à atteindre plus rapidement leurs objectifs  professionnels. Les technologies Big Data, d’intégration et de processus métier de l’entreprise permettent à ses clients de gagner en efficacité opérationnelle, de moderniser leurs systèmes et d’optimiser leurs processus afin de prendre des décisions plus intelligentes et d’offrir un meilleur service. Innovant depuis plus de 40 ans en fonction des besoins de ses clients, l’entreprise est classée comme leader dans 15 secteurs du marché, notamment grâce à des gammes de produits de pointe tels qu’Adabas et Natural, ARIS, Terracotta et webMethods ainsi qu’Alfabet et Apama. Software AG compte environ 5.300 employés dans 70 pays et a réalisé un chiffre d’affaires de 1,05 milliard d’euros en 2012. Pour en savoir plus : www.softwareag.com.

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ESET brengt volledig nieuwe versie van ESET Mobile Security for Android

All-in-one app biedt nog betere detectie alsook nieuwe gratis en te betalen functies

ESET, kondigt vandaag de wereldwijde beschikbaarheid aan van de volledig hertekende ESET® Mobile Security for Android. De nieuwe generatie van mobiele producten biedt een verbeterde scanning, een anti-phishing module en een volledig hertekende gebruikersinterface. Met ESET Mobile Security for Android zullen gebruikers van android smartphones en tablets veiliger de technologische voordelen van hun toestellen kunnen genieten met een bescherming tegen bedreigingen zowel uit de reële als uit de digitale wereld. 

“De toename van mobiele malware en de populariteit van android toestellen zorgen voor een perfecte storm aan risico’s in zake cyberbeveiliging,” zegt Marc Mutelet, CEO van MGK Technologies, invoerder van ESET voor BELUX. “ESET verheugt zich een volledig hertekende versie van zijn mobiele security app aan te bieden, met innoverende functies die gevoelige data tegen bedreigingen beschermt en de gebruikers gemoedsrust geeft als ze op internet surfen of applicaties downloaden”, aldus Mutelet.

Belangrijkste eigenschappen van ESET Mobile Security for Android:

·     Verbeterde antivirus bescherming & scannen — ESET Mobile Security is een van de weinig mobiele beveiligingsproducten voor Android met een uitgebreide antivirus motor die zowel bekende als nog onbekende bedreigingen detecteert, inclusief de onlangs ontdekte kwetsbaarheden met betrekking tot  Android Master Key. Deze versie  verbetert de detectie en de prestaties door te scannen op variabele dieptes (snel/slim/diep) en met geplande en achtergrond scanfuncties.

·      Gloednieuwe gebruikersinterface — Nu ook afgestemd op tablets, in portret of landschap oriëntatie, en ook gebruiksvriendelijker en makkelijk bij het tikken.

·       Start-up en antidiefstal wizard — Geniet van een nieuwe en gebruiksvriendelijkere setup.

·       Filteren van SMS-berichten & oproepen — Blokkeert SMS-berichten of inkomende oproepen op specifieke momenten.

·    Veiligheidsaudit — Controleert toestemmingen van geïnstalleerde apps zoals locatiebepaling, toegang tot contacten, of in-app aankopen zodat beveiligingsgaten gedicht worden.

·        Verbeterde anti-phishing module en ingebouwde USSD controlefuncties — Beschermt tegen phishing en web-gebaseerde aanvallen door kwaadaardige SMS-berichten, QR-codes, of URL-links.

·       Gratis en te betalen functies beschikbaar bij Google Play – Eens geïnstalleerd vanuit de officiële Android app store zullen gebruikers gratis kunnen genieten voor een onbeperkte periode van bepaalde functies van ESET Mobile Security for Android. Upgraden naar een volledige versie van ESET Mobile Security for Android kan vanuit de app voor een uitgebreide en complete bescherming tegen zowel digitale als reële bedreigingen.

“Een van de objectieven met deze nieuwe versie van ESET Mobile Security for Android was de bescherming nog gebruiksvriendelijker te maken”, zegt Marc Mutelet. “De nieuwe gebruikersinterface en de nieuwe opstartwizards zijn ontworpen omdat we weten dat mobiele gebruikers uitkijken naar eenvoudige en krachtige veiligheidsproducten die gemakkelijk te configureren zijn, weinig interactie en weinig middelen vragen. De nieuwe versie werd ontworpen met mobiele gebruikers in het achterhoofd zodat het product hen kan beschermen als ze hun mobiele avonturen beleven.”

ESET Mobile Security for Android wordt aangeboden via het web en Google Play. Met liefst 850,000 apps en games, miljoenen liedjes en boeken en duizenden films van Google Play® is het ‘s werelds meest populaire mobiele app store.

Volgens de analisten van Gartner had het Android besturingssysteem een geschat marktaandeel van meer dan 60 procent in 2012*. Door deze populariteit wordt dit een steeds meer aantrekkelijke doelgroep voor cybercriminelen. Bovendien groeide Android malware tussen 2011 en 2012, met een factor 17 volgens het nieuwste onderzoek van ESET inzake mobile cyberbedreigingen. ESET Mobile Security for Android heeft gebruikers beschermd tegen sommige van de meest uitgebreide Android mobile malware tot nog toe gedetecteerd, met inbegrip van de Android/TrojanSMS.Boxer.AA   uit 2012.

ESET Mobile Security for Android is ontworpen om de mobiele beveiliging van gebruikers te maximaliseren zodat ze hun toestellen kunnen gebruiken in minder veilige omgevingen. Mobiele gebruikers kunnen zich veilig voelen met de geavanceerde bescherming van ESET als ze op het net surfen – vanaf een connectie op openbare Wi-Fi netwerken, bij het bezoeken van oppervlakkige websites, klikken op verdachte e-mails of downloaden via instant messages van apps van winkels en hun toestemmingen controleren.

In de nieuwste evaluatie (latest evaluation) van Android antivirus producten door AV-TEST Institute, een belangrijke, onafhankelijke internationale onderzoekbedrijf in IT-beveiliging en antivirus, detecteerde ESET Mobile Security for Android 99,7 procent van kwaadaardige apps en behaalde de hoogste punten in bruikbaarheid.

Voor meer informatie over de groei van mobiele malware, ga naar ESET’s Trends Report for 2013: http://go.eset.com/us/resources/white-papers/Trends_for_2013_preview.pdf

Om de gratis of betaalde functies vanaf ESET Mobile Security for Android te testen, bezoek: 

http://www.eset.com/int/home/products/mobile-security-android/

Nota:

*Gartner rapport "Market Share: Mobile Devices, Worldwide, 2Q12." http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2120015

Software AG Named Big Data Leader 2013

The Experton Group, a leading analyst and consulting firm in Germany, has named Software AG “Big Data Leader 2013” in its recent Big Data Vendor Benchmark*. Software AG, a “strategic pacesetter” has thus successfully positioned itself in the big data market with its Terracotta in-memory and big data analytics solutions. An attractive product and service offering and a strong market and competitive position were prerequisites for achieving “leader” status.

The Experton Group’s Big Data Vendor Benchmark 2013 is Germany’s first report on this segment. It examined 68 companies that actively market their products as big data solutions. Based on an evaluation of 100 different criteria, vendors were ranked by their level of competitiveness and portfolio appeal in various categories. Additional criteria were assessed for the analytics category in which Software AG is positioned with Terracotta. For example, concluded projects in which the processing of disparate data from multiple sources was achieved made an especially favorable impression. Teracotta’s mechanisms enabling fast data retrieval for a large number of users also earned high marks. Here the benefits of Terracotta’s scalable in-memory technology stood out significantly. The report specifically recognized Ehcache, BigMemory and In-Genius from the Terracotta product family.

Holm Landrock, senior advisor at the Experton Group stated, “Software AG’s Terracotta is an attractive solution portfolio that, combined with the company’s consulting, services and IT expertise, offers business users major benefits for their big data scenarios.”

The focus of Software AG’s big data platform is Fast Big Data, which, rather than archiving and subsequently analyzing big data, emphasizes real-time extraction of relevant KPIs and patterns from massive volumes of data for fast access and use in business operations.

Dr. Jürgen Krämer, VP of CEP & Analytics at Software AG commented, “We are very proud to be able to technologically support an IT industry megatrend with our Terracotta products. With them we are guiding our customers toward the Digital Enterprise and completely new business models and applications.”

*“Big Data Vendor Benchmark 2013, Big-Data-Anbieter im Vergleich, Deutschland“; Analysis of the Experton Group AG, Munich, Germany; available on request

ESET Has Received Its 80th VB100 Award and Celebrates a Record of 10 Years Consecutive VB100 Awards

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global pioneer in proactive protection for over 25-years, is celebrating an AV industry record - 10 years of consecutive VB100 awards, as well as its record breaking already 80^th VB100 Award from Virus Bulletin, a well-known independent security software testing organization. In both cases, ESET’s NOD32® technology has received more VB100 awards than any other AV software vendor on the market.  

”ESET has been a part of VB’s comparative tests since the very beginning, way back in the late nineties, and their products continue to put in excellent performances time after time. We congratulate the team at ESET on reaching the very impressive milestone of 80 VB100 awards, with a unique run of success over the last ten full years, not failing or even missing a single test in all that time,” says John Hawes, Technical Consultant and Test Team Director at Virus Bulletin.

Passing the „VB100“ certification reflects overall capabilities of both - the tested AV product and the Research and Development Team - in detecting all the so-called „In-the-Wild“ malware and having zero false positives. „Not having a single failure for ten years simply shows the high standard and reliability of ESET software,“ says ESET Chief Research Officer Juraj Malcho.

June 2013 Virus Bulletin Report on Windows Server 2012 confirms ESET has achieved impressive results in all categories: “The interface is similar to that of the vendor’s usual consumer offerings: slick and stylish with an excellent level of configuration available.” The Report adds: “Detection was splendid, with good scores everywhere, and no problems in the WildList or clean sets.”

“At ESET, our basic goal has always been to protect the users and their data, while having minimum impact on system performance. ESET products are currently being used and recommended by million users around the world and this VB100 Award is further proof that they can feel safe online and enjoy cyberspace without worries,” says Richard Marko, ESET Chief Executive Officer.

The 80^th VB100 Award is not the only test and certification[IM1]  showing high quality of ESET products on all platforms, where ESET is outperforming many competitors. During 2012, ESET won the PCMag Consumer Recommended Award in its inaugural year for Security Suites and Stand Alone Antivirus products. Feedback from around 25 million users worldwide made us the most recommended company in the antivirus market. Similarly, ESET scored high in TechTarget’s Information Security Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2012. “It is the second year in a row that ESET has received gold in our Readers' Choice awards, proving that the Slovakian firm is a serious endpoint/antimalware contender”, said TechTarget.

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 [IM1]Recommendation for PR offices: please use tests relevant for your market: e.g. ASCII Research; Stiftung Warentest etc.