Bitdefender Offers to Help CERTs, Police against CyberCrime

BUCHAREST, Romania, June 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitdefender, the innovative antivirus software provider, is offering its years of private research and experience at the cutting edge of the fight against cyber crime to help CERTs and other organizations that may be overwhelmed by the rapid growth of cyber crime in an era of fuzzy borders and dizzying technological advances.   

Bitdefender can offer collaboration in botnet mapping tailored to the address space of the client, whether for a whole nation or just a university campus. The company is ready to reverse-engineer malware and suspicious files and help tackle the growing threat of botnets head on.

"Bitdefender has been in the fight against cyber crime since the beginning, so we find ourselves with more knowledge and capabilities than we can use in our regular business," said Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist Catalin Cosoi. "We want to use that capacity and expertise to contribute to bolster the work of other well-meaning groups who are seeking to make the internet a cleaner, safer place to work, play and socialize."

Bitdefender, which has extensive experience assisting law enforcement in various countries, is also ready to collaborate in taking down and analyzing command and control servers, which often require a joint effort and custom-tailored forensic analysis.

For collaboration, Bitdefender's experts can be reached at [email protected].

About Bitdefender®

Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software. The company is an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection since 2001. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.

Top international testing organizations and world-renowned software reviewers acknowledge Bitdefender as a provider of the world's most effective antimalware solutions. In January 2014, Bitdefender won top honors from AV-TEST, becoming the first solution to win "Best Protection" and "Best Performance" simultaneously. Bitdefender has also confirmed its industry leadership status with titles including "Best Antivirus of 2014" and two Editor's Choice awards from PCMAG, and 2013 Editor's Choice from CNET.

For more information about Bitdefender products, visit the security press room. Bitdefender also publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, with stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams and malicious software.

SOURCE Bitdefender