Actiance Security Labs is the industry's largest web security
research team dedicated to the identification, collection,
analysis, understanding, and management of Web 2.0 applications and threats
coming through them. With facilities in the U.S. and India,
Actiance Security Labs employs dedicated researchers and supports a
global community of concerned individuals who contribute their own
experiences to the research effort.
Actiance Security Labs also maintains ApplicationsGuide.com and the
popular SpywareGuide.com.
ApplicationsGuide.com is a comprehensive reference center that
helps enterprise network administrators better understand evasive
and consumer-oriented applications, such as public IM clients, P2P
file-sharing, anonymizers, IPTV, and consumer VoIP applications
that are increasingly being adopted by employees. The site
details the source, behavior, and effective removal tools for more
than 4,500 Web applications of concern to IT managers.
Spywareguide.com is the leading public reference site for
malware research, providing details about spyware and adware
applications, their known variants, and their behavior through an
extensive and continually updated database. The site also
offers a wealth of information to enable both IT professionals and
home computer users to educate themselves on the problems and risks
associated with malware and spyware.
Securing the New Internet for Business
Actiance Security Labs provides the foundation for complete
analysis of Web applications to secure their use from inbound and
outbound threats by delivering detailed information about known
threats that enable organizations to:
- Manage the use of legitimate Web applications
- Block P2P network use that could breach corporate security
policy
- Prevent malware from being accidentally or intentionally
downloaded by users
- Secure instant messaging against worms, Trojans, malware, and
rootkits
- Remain in compliance with data privacy and information security
legislation
By combining analysis of all Web 2.0 applications, the Actiance
Security Labs team is uniquely equipped to provide organizations
with the information they need to make informed choices about
application behavior that will and will not be tolerated on their
networks.