CSIA Supports Industry Effort to Combat Spyware
October 27 2005 - 11:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Endorses Consensus Definition and New Risk Modeling Guidelines from
Anti- Spyware Coalition; Renews Call for More Protection for Those
Trying to Safeguard Customers from Spyware ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27
/PRNewswire/ -- The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the
only public policy and advocacy group dedicated exclusively to
cyber security, today announced its support of the final, consensus
definition of spyware and new Risk Modeling Guidelines released
today by the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC). In addition, the
Alliance renewed its call on Congress to pass legislation to ensure
those that propagate spyware are penalized and that security
vendors working to safeguard their customers from spyware are not
subjected to frivolous lawsuits. The ASC risk modeling document
outlines the objective criteria anti- spyware vendors use to
determine whether to identify a piece of software as "spyware." The
document, which goes into considerable technical detail about the
specific behaviors and consent factors that make certain
technologies risky, will help users better understand how the
products that protect their computers work, as well as offering
anti-spyware companies guidelines for their own proprietary rating
processes, while still encouraging innovation for anti-spyware
technologies. "The risk modeling document released today by the ASC
is an important industry effort to provide transparency into the
processes for determining what programs are labeled and dealt with
as spyware and we commend Ari Schwartz and the Center for Democracy
and Technology for their continued leadership in moving the work of
the ASC forward," said Paul Kurtz, executive director of CSIA.
"Congress can augment the efforts of the private sector to protect
computer users by ensuring that clear criminal penalties are in
place to prosecute those who propagate spyware and enabling
anti-spyware firms to identify, detect and remove spyware and
potentially unwanted software from their customers' computers
without the threat of lawsuits." The consensus definition of
spyware was developed with input from coalition members, industry
leaders as well as comments from the general public. This
definition and related software glossary serves as the foundation
of the Coalition's current work on risk modeling and future efforts
to develop best practices. As an ASC member, CSIA has helped
contribute to the development of the ASC spyware definitions,
dispute resolution process and risk modeling document. The ASC is
preparing to hold a public workshop on Feb. 9, 2006. More
information on the ASC efforts can be found at
http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/. About the Cyber Security
Industry Alliance CSIA is the only advocacy group dedicated
exclusively to enhancing global cyber security through public
policy, education, awareness and technology. The organization is
led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, who offer the
technical expertise, depth and focus to encourage a better
understanding of cyber security issues. It is the belief of the
CSIA that a comprehensive approach to ensuring the security,
integrity and availability of global information systems is
fundamental to national and economic stability. To learn more about
the CSIA, please visit our Web site at http://www.csialliance.org/
or call +1-703-894-2742. Members of the CSIA include BindView Corp.
(NASDAQ:BVEW); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(NASDAQ:CHKP); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Citrix
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS); Computer Associates International,
Inc. (NYSE:CA); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Internet Security
Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS); Juniper
Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); PGP
Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure
Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR), Surety, Inc.; Symantec
Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), TechGuard Security, LLC and Vontu, Inc.
About the Anti-Spyware Coalition The ASC is a group dedicated to
building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the
debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted
technologies. Composed of anti-spyware software companies,
academics, and consumer groups, the ASC seeks to bring together a
diverse array of perspective on the problem of controlling spyware
and other potentially unwanted technologies. DATASOURCE: Cyber
Security Industry Alliance CONTACT: Stacy Simpson of Merritt Group,
for CSIA, +1-703-390-1528, or Web site: http://www.csialliance.org/
http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/
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