The 2024 edition of TheSAScon, the premier global conference for cybersecurity experts and threat analysts, will take place from October 22nd to 25th, 2024 in the scenic destination of Bali, Indonesia. Bringing together hundreds of leading security researchers, this event promises to be a convergence of the brightest minds in security analysis and threat intelligence.
TheSAScon 2024 – A Premier Gathering for Cybersecurity Leaders
AV-Comparatives Attending RSA Conference in San Francisco
AV-Comparatives, an independent organization offering systematic testing of security software, is excited to announce its attendance and presentations at the RSA Conference in San Francisco in the first week of May. Continue reading…
AVAR 2023: Reflecting on Cybersecurity Insights from Dubai
AV-Comparatives is delighted to share insights gleaned from the recent antivirus conference, AVAR 2023, held in the vibrant city of Dubai. The event, as predicted, delivered compelling discourses on IT security matters and provided an inclusive platform for both nationally and internationally recognised industry professionals to connect.
AVAR 2023 Conference in Dubai
The AVAR 2023 Cybersecurity conference is taking place from 28th November till 2nd December.
AV-Comparatives Attends VB2023 Conference
Endeavouring to stay on the cutting edge of developments in the cybersecurity industry, the AV-Comparatives team is pleased to announce that we participate in the upcoming Virus Bulletin Conference 2023.
AVAR 2022 Conference in Singapore
The AVAR 2022 Cybersecurity Counterpunch conference is taking place on 1st and 2nd December.
AV-Comparatives is supporting the AVAR security conference again this year, organised by the Association of Anti-Virus Researchers Asia. AVAR 2022 is the 25th edition of AVAR’s international conference, and the event is taking place on the 1st and 2nd of December 2022 in Singapore. Full details and the registration form can be found on the organisation’s website: https://aavar.org/cybersecurity-conference/
AVAR 2021 virtual conference is taking place on 2nd and 3rd December
AV-Comparatives is again supporting the AVAR security conference. AVAR 2021 Virtual is the 24th edition of AVAR’s international conference. The event is taking place on the 2nd and 3rd of December, and registration is free.
VirusBulletin VB2021 virtual conference is taking place on 7th and 8th October
AV-Comparatives is sponsoring this year’s VirusBulletin VB2021 online security conference. This is being held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event allows IT-security experts from around the world to exchange ideas on the globally relevant subject of cybersecurity. The conference is taking place on the 7th and 8th of October 2021, and registration is free: https://vblocalhost.com/registration/
The program of live events includes presentations on threat actors in the Middle East and Africa, protection against kernel-mode rootkits, “insider” targeted attacks, threats affecting Hybrid Active Directory, malware targeting Internet Information Services, the use of Apple’s Endpoint Security framework, and malware that targets the Apple Silicon M1 processor. In addition, a number of other presentations can be streamed on demand during the conference. The full conference program can be found here: https://vblocalhost.com/programme/
AV-Comparatives will be attending the conference, and virtual meetings with us can be arranged during the two days. Participants wishing to do so can contact us using the form on our website.
Conference meetings 2018
Autumn is security conference season. Delegates of AV-Comparatives will attend various conferences – if you want to catch up in person with our team, you can meet us at the following upcoming conferences. Please contact us for an appointment.
URL Competition @VB2015
For the second time, we ran an URL competition during the Virus Bulletin conference 2015. We plan to host a URL competition every year.
Conference delegates received a code to register for the competition.
26 Malware Hunters (from 14 different companies) joined the competition and submitted in total 238 URLs during the conference. Most of the submissions were 404, PUA, exploits that did not work on the target system or clean URLs/files. Continue reading…