NordVPN joins efforts to develop anti-malware and VPN testing
May 15 2024 - 8:10AM
NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, is becoming a member of
the non-profit Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO).
By joining a broad group of cybersecurity experts, NordVPN aims to
contribute to developing anti-malware and VPN testing and share
industry knowledge on how to protect internet users from evolving
cybersecurity threats.
“While VPN services become more and more popular
among internet users all over the world, the testing standard
remains unclear. The AMTSO community did a great job developing
clear and transparent cybersecurity standards over the years. We
aim to help improve anti-malware testing standards even further and
bring industry knowledge to develop trustworthy VPN testing
standards,” says Vykintas Maknickas, head of Product Strategy at
NordVPN.
NordVPN, being one of the most advanced service
providers globally, is always pushing for more quality of services
and transparency of the VPN industry. The company is a member of
the VPN Trust Initiative, aiming to establish a baseline for how
virtual private network providers should operate. Joining AMTSO is
another step by NordVPN to increase users’ trust in VPN
services.
Additionally, NordVPN is also eager to
contribute to the development of anti-malware testing standards.
Its Threat Protection feature is one of the most advanced
cybersecurity solutions that helps millions of users protect their
devices from cyber threats, including malware, trackers, and
malicious URLs and files. The company wants to share knowledge and
contribute to better web security and users’ protection from scams
and phishing attacks.
“Our goal has always been to create a radically
better internet. We believe that together with the AMTSO team and
community playing a key role in the cybersecurity industry, we can
develop a better testing standard and share the accumulated
knowledge needed for the privacy and security of internet users,”
adds Maknickas.
AMTSO is a non-profit organization that develops
standards and guidelines for anti-malware testing, provides advice
and guidance to expert testers among members and others starting
out in testing. In addition, the organization builds and hosts
tools for both expert testers and everyday consumers. AMTSO
currently has over 60 members from across the security and testing
industries, including Microsoft, Avast, McAfee, Norton, Sophos, and
other cybersecurity tools developers and testers.
ABOUT NORDVPN
NordVPN is the world’s most advanced VPN service
provider, used by millions of internet users worldwide. NordVPN
provides double VPN encryption and Onion Over VPN and guarantees
privacy with zero tracking. One of the key features of the product
is Threat Protection, which blocks malicious websites, malware
during downloads, trackers, and ads. NordVPN is very user friendly,
offers one of the best prices on the market, and has over 6,200
servers covering 111 countries worldwide. For more information:
https://nordvpn.com.
More information: egidijus@nordsec.com