[lv-ottawa] Re: Antivirus is dead
- From: "James Gagnier" <j.gagnier@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lv-ottawa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 09:09:39 -0400
Hi Gaston,
I'm still testing it. so far only you and I are on it.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaston Bedard" <gasbedard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lv-ottawa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:49 AM
Subject: [lv-ottawa] Antivirus is dead
I am testing this new list.
It would be nice to see others post as well.
Yesterday, I tried to respond to my post, but nothing came through.
So, let's post and test the list.
Antivirus is dead,
says maker of Norton Antivirus Brad Chacos @BradChacos
May 5, 2014 10:47 AM
Antivirus is dead.
So sayeth Brian Dye, Symantec's senior vice president for information
security, in a weekend interview with The Wall Street Journal. The words
sound shocking-Symantec and its Norton antivirus suite have been at the
forefront of PC security for years and years. But don't let the stark claim
fool you: Norton isn't being retired, and Dye's words merely reflect the new
reality in computing protection.
While detecting and protecting against malicious software installed on your
computer still plays a very vital role, many of the sophisticated attacks of
today still manage to penetrate PCs with antivirus programs installed. In
fact, Dye told WSJ that he estimates traditional antivirus detects a mere 45
percent of all attacks. That's not good.
Making matters more difficult-and driving the point home even
further-security provider FireEye says that 82 percent of all malware it
detects stays active for a mere hour, and 70 percent of all threats only
surface once, as malware authors rapidly change their software to skirt
detection from traditional antivirus solutions. "The function
signature-based AV serves has become more akin to ghost hunting than threat
detection and prevention," the firm says, though it should be noted that
FireEye sells active defense IT security services.
To combat new threats, Norton and other security software companies are
rolling out new offerings designed to shut down specific attack avenues,
such as tools that protect against spam and phishing attempts, malicious
websites, and social media shenanigans. Security companies have also begun
dabbling in supplemental software like password managers, mobile VPN apps,
and secure cloud storage services-none of which fall under the classic
"antivirus" banner.
In other words, antivirus isn't quite dead, despite the bold words of
Symantec's VP-it's still important to have AV protecting your PC. Only now,
antivirus is just one of many tools needed to keep your computer safe
against increasingly savvy attackers. If you want more information about how
to stay safe in today's AV-dodging age, check out PCWorld's guides to
building the ultimate free security suite and how to protect yourself
against the web's most dangerous security traps.
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