Microsoft products have ... more security?

Earlier this year, Microsoft released Windows LiveOneCare for users and Forefront Client Security for businesses. Both products are aimed at the already crowded, crowded security market with the presence of "professional" brands such as Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro.

"Positive improvement"

In 2003, when Microsoft began investing in security, it did not have a voice, albeit the weakest. But according to Mr. Vinny Gullotto, General Manager of Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Microsoft can at least pat his chest claiming to be an "anti-virus" company.

Of course, Windows Live OneCare had a bad performance in the test for malware detection software in the summer, but "Microsoft is actively improving security quality " for the product, Gullotto said.

" Since September 2006, Microsoft has increased the malware detection rate to about 20 percentage points. Now the exact" rate "of its malware varies between 91-95%, " Gullotto said.

For comparison, during the May test conducted by AV-Test.org (a German antivirus testing organization), both OneCare and Forefront only achieved rate "modest" 76% only.

Invest heavily

Source: CNET There is a way to increase the malware's identity, which is to regularly update malware databases and identifiers. However, in order to do this, it needs more analysts and research capabilities.

" Microsoft has invested heavily in both areas, " but how much Gullotto declined to disclose.

Previously, Microsoft had only one malware research lab located in Redmond. But in 2007, the company opened three more laboratories in Tokyi, Dublin and Melbourne, allowing "reaction" 24 / 24h before any feedback from customers.

Last year, it took Microsoft 3 days to process a security-related question. But now, this time has been shortened to 6-8 hours.

Not satisfied

The company's goal in the near future is "maximum reaction time does not exceed 6 hours". For this, Microsoft will have to recruit a lot of experts for all three new laboratories.

" We are still not satisfied. We have to recruit more experienced professionals ." In the past few years, Microsoft has been very successful in "brain drain" from three competitors F-Secure, Trend Micro and McAfee.

" We will try to develop more automated malware analysis tools, and update malware identifiers for OneCare, Forefront and Defender once a day, instead of twice a week like today ," Gullotto promise.

Trong Cam