Panda Security to Participate in Brazil's CeCOS IV Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, the Cloud Security company, today announced that Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs, will take part in CeCOS IV (Counter-eCrime Operations Summit), the security conference organized by the Antiphishing Working Group on May 11-13 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This year's summit will focus on the development of response paradigms and resources for the forensic analysis of cyber-criminal activities.  

Panda Security will participate with the lecture: "Operation Mariposa: The Inside Story of an Historic Botnet Takedown." In his narrative, Corrons will give a detailed account of the operation that led to the shutdown of the largest botnet ever reported and the arrest of three of its leaders in March.

According to Corrons, "The Mariposa Operation has been an example of successful international cooperation and coordination, as well as effective work by everyone involved. By sharing this information we will not only set an example to follow in similar cases, but it will also help us continue working with other industry peers as well as government bodies and law enforcement agencies in the fight against cyber-crime."

About Panda Security

Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the World. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 56 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.

Panda Security collaborates with Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.

For more information, visit http://www.pandasecurity.com/.

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