IEEE Launches Anti-malware Services To Improve Security 51
New submitter Aryeh Goretsky writes: The IEEE Standards Assocation has launched an Anti-Malware Support Service to help the computer security industry respond more quickly to malware. The first two services available are a Clean file Metadata Exchange (PDF), to help prevent false positives in anti-malware software, and a Taggant System (PDF) to help prevent software packers from being abused. Official announcement is available at the offical website."
Taggant (Score:4, Interesting)
I can't get the linked PDF to load
This probably isn't the same thing, but it explains what they're trying to do and why
https://media.blackhat.com/bh-us-11/Kennedy/BH_US_11_KennedyMuttik_IEEE_Slides.pdf [blackhat.com]