This presentation will offer insight into certification testing and the role it plays in the anti-malware industry. Certification testing offers benefits to the customer and we will examine those benefits. For the antimalware vendor certification testing provides a critical role in assessing the efficacy of a product. After the presentation you will have the opportunity to ask questions about certification testing. --- Andrew Hayter is security evangelist at G DATA --- Find more about the G DATA Security Summit #GDATA30Y at https://www.gdatasoftware.com/30ysummit

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ANDREW HAYTER – SECURITY EVANGELIST – G DATA SOFTWARE, INC.
CERTIFIED – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

3. AGENDA
 What is Certification Testing
 Who Performs Certification Testing
 Certification – Benefits to the Customer
 Certification – Benefits to the Anti-Malware Vendor
 Q & A
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4. WHAT IS CERTIFICATION TESTING
 Certification testing is the process of evaluating an anti-malware product to determine how
effective it is at protecting the user.
 Effectiveness
 Performance
 Usability
 Disinfection
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5. WHO PERFORMS CERTIFICATION TESTING
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6. CERTIFICATION – BENEFITS TO THE CONSUMER
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As more and more of our lives are lived online, cyber criminals are increasingly attracted to the
worldwide shopping and communication platform provided by the Internet.
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The average computer user does not have the skills to determine the effectiveness
of a anti-malware product.
By reading the reviews and test reports of third-party independent testers the consumer
can determine how well the product fits into their computing environment

7. CERTIFICATION – BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES
 Business usually don’t have the people, skills or training to evaluate security products
 Relying on third-party independent testing is a way to overcome the skills gap
 Results from multiple test can provide an insight into how the product will fit and perform in the
corporate network and end-user environments
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CERTIFICATION - THE BENEFITS TO THE
VENDOR
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9. CERTIFICATION TESTING BENEFITS TO THE VENDOR
 It provides third party validation of many features of the product.
 Determine compatibility issues with the operating system.
 Detection testing either with a know set of malware or real-time threats provides the vendor with valuable
feedback on how well its detection capabilities are.
 Performance testing provides valuable information on what and how to tune the product for optimal
performance.
 Usability testing will suggest ways in which to change the user interface to make it more friendly and informative
 Disinfection testing provides feedback on how well the anti-malware product cleans or sanitizes malware to
allow the user to continue to use their computer.
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SUMMARY
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11. SUMMARY
 Certification testing is very useful in determining how well a anti-malware product functions
 Consumers can read the results of testing to decide which product they will use
 Business save time and resources that they may not have by selecting certified anti-malware
products for their infrastructure
 Vendors are provided with valuable feedback on the efficacy, performance, usability and
disinfection capabilities of their products help them to improve the design and performance.
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ANDREW.HAYTER@GDATA-SOFTWARE.COM
#GDATA30Y
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