OESIS OK BlogOESIS OK Certification Program Updates Rogue Antivirus Continues to GrowSymantec has called "AntiVirus" and "SpywareGuard" the top two rogue/scareware threats out there according to this recent Network World article. These togue threats are particularly nasty because they are so effective at mimicking actual security products and people have not learned to watch out for these sorts of malicious apps. Of course, when something is OESIS OK, it's been through a rogue screening process...
K7 Computing Joins OESIS OK ProgramWe would like to welcome our newest member, K7 Computing. Their Total Security 10 product has been submitted and is in the queue for testing.
New Version of Am I OESIS OK? Utility ReleasedWe are happy to release version 2.1.2.1 of the Am I OESIS OK? utility. In addition to supporting the newly certified products we have made a few improvements.
1. Export functions are added: A user can export oesisdiagnose log from utility. 4. Functionality for silent command line output has been added
Panda Security For Desktops is CertifiedWe are pleased to announce that Panda's Security for Desktops 4.x has received OESIS OK Certified status in the antivirus category.
Avira Receives CertificationThe backup client component of Avira's Premium Security Suite 9.x has received OESIS OK certified status.
OESIS OK Partners with West Coast LabsWe are pleased to announce an official partnership with West Coast Labs to integrate their testing data into both the OESIS Framework and the Am I OESIS OK? utility. Applications which have received the West Coast Labs Checkmark will now be identified using the official logo. For more information, please read our press release.
Stay tuned. We are working on partnering with other testing agencies and should have some additional news soon. Welcome to our new siteLaunched during our successful stint as an official sponsor of Virus Bulletin 2009, our new site offers an improved UI experience, along with our OESIS OK video and a new supported application list browser. Check it out. Come See Us at Virus BulletinCome visit us at Virus Bulletin in Geneva on September 23-25. We're an official sponsor of the event and will have a booth set up. We'll also be giving away a Flip Ultra HD camera each day. To enter the drawing all you have to do is answer a few short interview questions. Fake Antimalware Ad Hits New York TimesOver the weekend, readers of the New York Times website may have been greeted by an ad purporting to be an antivirus scan. Windows users who downloaded the program were hit with a bit of nasty malware. As noted in another post on this blog, these fake antimalware applications are netting the criminals millions of dollars from unsuspecting computer users. Juniper’s OESIS Solution BriefHere’s a look at Juniper’s original solution brief regarding their intergration of OPSWAT’s OESIS Framework. How OESIS OK Gives You an Instant PartnershipOESIS OK integrates your products with technology solutions from
Cisco, Juniper and others. Here are a few links that show how these
companies are documenting this integration. As does Juniper Host Checker. Browser Security Tests
NSS Labs posted some interesting test results for the most popular browsers out there.
Essentially, by their measures Internet Explorer 8.x is the most proficient at catching potential threats.
Phishing results: Am I OESIS OK? Utility is a Microsoft Frontrunner: Windows 7 and 2008
The application has passed compatibility testing for the newest Microsoft operating systems. The iPhone is Not Ready for Enterprise Prime TimeAs much as it’s become a wildly popular consumer device, apparently the
security measures do not function anywhere near well enough. New Package Received from FiberlinkFiberlink has just submitted their MaaS360™ Visibility Service health agent application for certification. A full description of this app can be found on their website. AppRiver’s August Spam/Threatscape ReportAmong the interesting developments was that there were 600 million more spam messages sent in August than in July. Brazil remains the king of spam, but India had an increase of 150 million messages. Websense Data Endpoint 7.1 Receives OESIS OK CertificationWebsense is the first vendor to receive certification in the newly created Data Loss Prevention category. Nortel NetDirect VPN Client 7 Receives OESIS OK CertificationCongratulations to Nortel. There are still two other clients in the queue. Version 2.1.0.2 of Am I OESIS OK? Utility ReleasedThis version includes some minor bug fixes. If you’re interested in seeing the interoperability level of your installed security applications check out this free utility.
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