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Mike, Let me address your concerns. We are NOT creating new malware nor are we showing others how to create malware. We are allowing our customers to get firsthand experience with existing malware and malware tools to educate them on what it is that is out in the wild hunting them and their users. This will be done in a secure environment with no connectivity. No one will be allowed removable media or storage devices. All malware and associated toolkits that we are using are currently detected and protected against. Again, we are not teaching coding or teaching people how to write malware nor would we ever. We are allowing them to interact and experience malware in a controlled environment to get a better understanding of what we are protecting them and their users from. Please feel free to contact me should you have any other questions or concerns. Best regards, Dave Dave Marcus Director, Security Research and Communications McAfee Avert Labs 443.321.3771 Direct 443.668.0048 Mobile Twitter: DaveMarcus Twitter: McAfeeAvertLabs david_mar...@avertlabs.com www.mcafee.com Read The Blog. Live the Podcast. --- >How can any antivirus vendor condone such activity, let alone teach a course >in it???? What has the world come to? Don't they remember the whole outcry >against the University of Calgary when they wanted to teach a course that >involved creation of new viruses? > > > >http://www.mcafeefocus.com/focus09/sessions/GroupMeetings.aspx#avert2 > Avert Labs - Malware Experience >(By appointment only) >Tuesday, Oct. 6 >1:00 pm - 5:00 pm >You've often heard that the Internet is a dangerous place and you've probably >read about threats such as botnets, keystroke loggers and drive-by >installations of malware through rigged Web sites. But what is malware really? >How do cybercriminals launch their malicious attacks? McAfee is offering you >the chance to find out with the unique and exclusive McAfee Malware >Experience. > >Join experts from McAfee Avert Labs and have a chance to create a Trojan >horse, commandeer a botnet, install a rootkit and experience first hand how >easy it is to modify websites to serve up malware. Of course this will all be >done in the safe and closed environment, ensuring that what you create doesn't >actually go out onto the Internet. To sign up,.... > > >Michael P. Blanchard >Senior Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE >Office of Information Security & Risk Management >EMC ² Corporation >4400 Computer Dr. >Westboro, MA 01580 >email: blanchard_mich...@emc.com > >_______________________________________________ >Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. >https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec >Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
