IT and Security: Collaboration agreement to develop cloud-based antivirus services inked

Panda Security and Microsoft have signed a collaboration agreement to develop cloud-based antivirus security services on Windows Azure. A new version Panda Cloud Office Protection 6.0 is hosted on Windows Azure, a cloud platform designed to host, scale and manage web applications.

“The agreement with Microsoft has increased our management capabilities. It has provided us with virtually unlimited IT infrastructure and enhanced our dynamic adjustment capabilities,” said Pedro Bustamante, Senior Research Advisor at Panda Security.

Panda Cloud Office Protection 6.0 is a cloud-based security service for PCs, servers and corporate laptops managed remotely from anywhere through its web-based console. The new release of Panda Cloud Office Protection includes device control technologies that prevent the spread of malware through the improper use of external devices such as USB flash drives, digital cameras, DVDs and more. These controls will allow organizations to improve productivity by enforcing policies to deny access, force read-only access, or grant total access on multiple device types via a single web-based console.

In addition, Panda Cloud Office Protection includes policies to block dangerous malware activity, self-protection against malware designed to damage or remove the antivirus, and real-time access to Collective Intelligence, offering one of the best antivirus solutions on the market today.