The 21st International Conference is being hosted in India for the third time
K7 Computing has previously hosted AVAR in 2013 in Chennai, India
November 01, 2018, Chennai, India: K7 Computing Private Limited, a homegrown cybersecurity industry leader, is hosting and organising the prestigious AVAR 2018 International Security Conference in India in association with CERT-In (India’s Computer Emergency Response Team). The 21st Association of anti-Virus Asia Researchers International Conference, popularly known as AVAR, will be held between 28th – 30th November 2018.
AVAR 2018 will be held at The Holiday Inn Resort, Goa, India. This year’s theme for the conference is ‘The Dynamic Security Ecosystem’. AVAR 2018 will provide the platform for 67 speakers from 25 different international security companies to present 41 cutting-edge cybersecurity topics from Advanced Persistent Threat targeted attacks on Governments and industries to security for smart cars in the Internet of Things.
Speaking about AVAR 2018, J Kesavardhanan, MD & CEO, K7 Computing said; “We are excited and geared up to host AVAR once again in India. We have over 25 years of experience in building state-of-the-art cybersecurity products for enterprises and consumers, and in detecting and preventing cyber threats in real-time. We strongly believe in spreading awareness on the need for wide adoption of cybersecurity solutions to protect data and devices. AVAR gives us a great opportunity to drive our cybersecurity mandate, bringing the industry together to discuss and develop an advanced roadmap to curb cyber threats.
We are looking forward to hosting a strong blend of cybersecurity researchers and experts, products developers and decision makers to make AVAR 2018 a grand success.”
Commenting on AVAR 2018, Dr Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In said; “AVAR is an important technical platform to bring the global Cybersecurity industry together to discuss and brainstorm on the technical way forward to deal with the evolving threat landscape. We are glad that AVAR 2018 is being hosted in India by K7 Computing an Indian company. This highlights the important role that the industry is playing in the country to prevent cyber security incidents and build trust in ICT infrastructure for citizens at large. We extend our support to K7 Computing and congratulate them on taking this ownership on behalf of the entire Indian cybersecurity industry. We wish them all success with AVAR 2018.”
About K7 Computing Private Limited
K7 Computing is a global provider of leading IT security solutions for enterprises and consumers. Incorporated in 1991, K7 Computing has its registered office in Chennai and a strong presence in all Indian states. With more than 20,000 channel partners, K7 Computing is protecting more than 25 million customers worldwide against the threats to their IT environment.
K7 Computing has always believed in offering completely indigenous security products to its users worldwide. The recent notification from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on procurement of 100% indigenous cybersecurity products establishes K7 Computing as the sole Indian player to comply with the Public Procurement Order 2018 for Cyber Security Products.
K7 Computing was accepted as the first Indian anti-virus company in Japan, partnering with SourceNext to distribute K7 Total Security under the name ‘Virus Security Zero’. SourceNext Corporation is Japan’s top-most domestic PC software seller with access to more than 25,000 retail shelves across the country. The widely acclaimed product commands a major market share in the retail segment in Japan.
About AVAR
The Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR) is a non-profit organisation established in June 1998 with the objective of countering the spread of malware and mitigating its impact. AVAR’s annual conference facilitates peer-to-peer interactions among anti-virus and malware researchers from across 17 countries, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan UK and the USA.
About CERT-In
The Computer Emergency Response Team, popularly known as CERT-In is the national nodal agency from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur in the country. It has been operational since January 2004, and includes members from the Indian Cyber Community, including most of the cybersecurity players operating in India, and other Indian and multi-national companies.