AVG Technologies has fortified its Virus Research Labs team to help fight cybercrime worldwide. The Virus Research Lab works regularly with law enforcement and industry leaders to detect and prevent online bank fraud, consumer phishing schemes, identity theft scams and many other cybercrime activities.
The company has recently appointed security industry veteran Yuval Ben-Itzhak as Senior Vice President of engineering, as well as added two more researchers to assist in detecting trends and preventing exploits. Ben-Itzhak was formerly Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for a global Web security company, where he led the company’s vision, strategy, innovation, IP and technology. He is also the founder and CTO of KaVaDo and holds a number of various US patents and patent applications.
“The AVG Virus Research Lab is the cornerstone of our operations, working at the front lines to hunt down the bad guys and protect our customers from their malicious schemes,” said Roger Thompson, Chief Research Officer, AVG Technologies.
