9-11th November 2011
14th Association of
Anti Virus Asia Researchers International Conference
Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel
AVAR 2011 Conference Sponsors
Principal Sponsors
ESET
Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers. The Company pioneered, and continues to lead, the industry in proactive threat detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100" Awards, and has never missed a single "In-the-Wild" worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Cybersecurity for Mac are trusted by millions of global users and are among the most recommended security solutions in the world.
The Company has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution headquarters in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore. ESET has malware research centres in Bratislava, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Prague (Czech Republic), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia), and an extensive partner network in 180 countries.
http://www.eset.com
Microsoft
The Microsoft Malware Protection Center is a global antimalware research and response organization of experienced malware researchers and security technologists who are responsible for researching and responding to new threats. The MMPC also supplies the core malware protection technology (including the scanning engine and malware definition updates) for products and services including Forefront Endpoint Protection, the Forefront Server suite of products, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows Defender and the Malicious Software Removal Tool.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/
Platinum Sponsors
Qihoo 360
Qihoo 360 is the No. 3 Internet company in China as measured by user base, with a user penetration rate of 85.8% as of Jan 2011. Recognizing security as a fundamental need of Internet and mobile users, we offer comprehensive high-quality Internet and mobile security products free of charge. Our products and services are supported by our cloud-based security technology, which we believe is one of the most advanced and robust technologies in the Internet security industry.
www.360.cn
Tencent
Tencent is one of China's largest and most used Internet service portals, maintaining steady growth over the last decade under its user-oriented operating strategies. Presently, Tencent is providing value-added Internet, mobile and telecom services and online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services". Tencent's leading Internet platforms in China - QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai and Tenpay - have brought together China's largest Internet community, to meet the various needs of Internet users including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce and others.
www.tencent.com/
Bronze Sponsor
OPSWAT
OPSWAT is the industry leader in software management SDKs, interoperability certification and multiple-engine malware scanning solutions. Our OPSWAT Certification Program ensures that 3rd party security applications are fully interoperable with leading technology solutions that employ our OESIS Framework SDK, such as those from Cisco, Juniper, Barracuda, SonicWALL and many others.
www.opswat.com
Supporting Organisations
HKCS Information Security Specialist Group
The Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) was established in 1970, in the early days of information technology (IT). The vision that led to its establishment still continues to provide the Hong Kong business sector, the general public and the Hong Kong SAR Government with vital new insights and advice into the ways in which information technology is shaping and changing our lives.
www.hkcs.org.hk
PISA
Professional Information Security Association (PISA) is a not-for-profit organization for Hong Kong information security professionals. We focus on developing Hong Kong information security market with a global presence in the industry. Our vision is to be the prominent body of professional information security practitioners, and utilize our expertise and knowledge to help bring prosperity to the society in the Information Age.
http://www.pisa.org.hk
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Media Sponsors
SC Magazine Asia Pacific
SC Magazine is the world's leading information security magazine. Packed with news, views, articles, features and product test data, SC provides secure business intelligence on a host of security issues, delivering data to IT and information security professionals to inform critical management and technical decisions.
www.scmagazine.com
CCIDNET
CCIDNET, established in 2000, is the most authoritative IT portal in China. It has more than 3 million registered users, 12 million visits per day, and more than 200 media partners.
www.ccidnet.com
CHIP
CHIP China has partnerships with key publishing houses of the Ministry of Information Industry to make it a leading publication in China and results in the success of the circulation of 150,000 copies of the magazine. CHIP China is the number one media brand for digital technology in China. The magazine features the latest hardware, software and communications products for both private and business use. CHIP is a testing facility, technology guide and trend barometer in one. The magazine tops the list of the monthly computer and IT technology titles in China. Quality and independence are CHIP's motto.
www.chip.cn