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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

G Data SecurityLabs expands team with Security Evangelist Eddy Willems

The English and French version of the press release ...

G Data SecurityLabs expands team with Security Evangelist Eddy Willems
Bochum, 19. February 2010

G Data today announces they have a new team member: Security Evangelist Eddy Willems. He will divide his time between the G Data SecurityLabs in Bochum (Germany) and the Benelux team.
The Belgian Willems has been active in the field of IT security for over two decades. In that period, he has worked for influential institutes, such as EICAR, of which he is a co-founder and the director of press and information, several CERT associations, and the organization behind the Wildlist as well as for commercial companies, such as NOXS and Kaspersky Labs Benelux.

In his position of Security Evangelist at G Data, Eddy Willems will form the link between technical complexity and the user. He is responsible for a clear communication of G Data’s SecurityLabs towards the security community, press, distributors, resellers and end users. This means, amongst other things, organizing trainings about products, malware and security, speaking at conferences and consulting associations and companies about security.

Eddy Willems says: “G Data is a professional and dynamic company with high standards. The focus is on a range of top products in which a perfect result and simplicity go hand in hand. This, in my opinion is an exception in the security world, but it is –especially considering the recent explosion of threats- a necessity, now more than ever before. My goal is to, in collaboration with my colleagues, put G Data on the map internationally by representing G Data in numerous national and international security organizations, events and conferences.”

Dirk Hochstrate, Director of G Data: “Eddy Willems is the best expansion of our team we could ever hope for. He has an immense experience in IT security and is a well known persona in the industry. He excels at translating complicated technical terminology into everyday language. We look forward to working with him.”


French version ...

Eddy Willems, Security Evangelist, rejoint G Data Software

Paris, le 22 février 2010 - Eddy Willems, Security Evangelist sera en charge de la communication technique du G Data SecurityLabs et assurera la représentation de l’éditeur de sécurité dans les évènements internationaux.

Eddy Willems, de nationalité belge travaille dans le domaine de la sécurité depuis plus de 20 ans. Durant cette période, il a collaboré avec des instituts influents, tels que l'EICAR, dont il est le cofondateur et le directeur de l'information et de la communication, ou différentes associations CERT. Il a aussi travaillé dans des entités commerciales, telles que NOXS ou Kaspersky Labs Benelux.

En tant que Security Evangelist, Eddy Willems sait mettre à la portée de tous les utilisateurs des technologies de sécurité complexes. Il sera l’interprète des informations du G Data SecurityLabs pour la communauté, la presse, les distributeurs, les revendeurs et les utilisateurs
finaux. Cela se réalisera notamment par l’organisation de formations (produits, problématique de sécurité, etc.) mais aussi par sa participation à des conférences. Il pourra aussi agir en qualité de consultant pour des associations ou des sociétés
privées sur des sujets relatifs à la sécurité.

Eddy Willems : « G Data est une compagnie professionnelle et dynamique avec un niveau d’exigence technique élevé. Sa force repose sur une gamme de produits performants dans lesquels l’efficacité et la simplicité d’utilisation vont de pair. Pour cela, G Data est une exception dans le monde de sécurité, mais c’est aujourd’hui une nécessité, surtout si l’on considère l'explosion des menaces depuis ces dernières années. Mon but est de pousser G Data sur la scène internationale en représentant la société dans de nombreux organismes de sécurité nationaux et internationaux, d’événements et de conférences. »

Dirk Hochstrate, membre du directoire de G Data Software AG : « Eddy Willems est la meilleure recrue que nous puissions espérer pour notre équipe. Il a une immense expérience dans la sécurité et est très connu dans l'industrie. Il excelle dans la traduction de terminologie technique compliquée en langage simple. C’est avec un grand plaisir que nous allons
travailler ensemble. »

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A new job, a new episode in my life and my new employer G Data Software.

This is the official 'Dutch' press release ... The English International version will follow shortly.

G Data Benelux breidt team uit met Security Evangelist Eddy Willems

Amsterdam, 16 februari 2010 – Vanaf vandaag heeft G Data er een nieuw teamlid bij: de Security Evangelist Eddy Willems. Hij zal zijn tijd verdelen over het Benelux-team en het G Data SecurityLab in Bochum, Duitsland.

Willems is al twee decennia actief op het gebied van IT security. In die tijd heeft hij gewerkt voor invloedrijke instituten, zoals EICAR, waarvan hij mede-oprichter en directeur pers en informatie is, verschillende CERT-instellingen en de organisatie achter de Wildlist, als ook bij commerciële ondernemingen, zoals NOXS en Kaspersky Labs Benelux.

Bij G Data zal Eddy Willems als Security Evangelist de link vormen tussen de technische complexiteit van IT security en de gebruiker. Hij is verantwoordelijk voor een heldere communicatie van het G Data SecurityLab naar de security community, pers, distributeurs, resellers en eindgebruikers. In de praktijk komt dit onder andere neer op het organiseren van trainingen over de producten, malware en veiligheid, het spreken op conferenties en het adviseren van instellingen en bedrijven over IT security.

Eddy Willems zegt: “G Data is een professioneel en dynamisch bedrijf met hoge standaarden waar men zich focust op een range van topproducten waarbij perfect resultaat en eenvoudigheid hand in hand gaan. Dat is wat mij betreft een uitzondering in de security-wereld en dit is iets wat we -gezien de recente explosie van bedreigingen- meer dan ooit nodig zullen hebben. Mijn doel is om, samen met mijn collega's, te bouwen aan de zichtbaarheid van het bedrijf in de Benelux en in de hele wereld door G Data te vertegenwoordigen in allerlei nationale en internationale security-organisaties, bij events en op conferenties.”

Jan Van Haver, Country Manager Benelux van G Data: “Eddy Willems is een goede aanwinst voor G Data. Hij heeft een indrukwekkende staat van dienst en weet als geen ander ingewikkelde technische materie te vertalen naar gewone mensentaal. Bovendien heeft hij een goed gevoel voor humor. Ik kijk dus erg uit naar onze samenwerking”.


Over G Data
G Data Software AG is een security-specialist van Duitse origine. G Data ontwikkelde haar eerste antivirus-programma al in 1987 en was daarmee een pionier in Europa. Kwaliteit is een prioriteit voor de onderneming. Als resultaat hiervan heeft G Data in de afgelopen vijf jaar meer testoverwinningen in Europa behaald dan welke andere aanbieder ook. Tot de overwinningen behoort de titel ‘Beste Pakket’, die zowel de Nederlandse Consumentenbond als het Belgische Test Aankoop al drie jaar op rij aan G Data InternetSecurity hebben toegekend.

G Data biedt oplossingen voor consumenten en voor kleine, middelgrote en grote ondernemingen. Het bedrijf is opgericht in 1985 en heeft wereldwijd ongeveer 250 medewerkers. Het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Bochum (Duitsland). Meer informatie is te vinden op www.gdatasoftware.com .

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Blog Blog Blog ....

It's time to blog again. I will come up with more blogs and events very soon. Sorry readers for the empty weeks in the past. Just keep your eyes on this place.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

20 years with or within the Anti-Virus and Security Industry

Today it's exactly 20 years ago one of my former managers gave me a diskette which appeared to be having the AIDS information trojan. At that time I was one of the first in the world to get a detection for it and who could reverse the situation from a trojanised machine back to healthy one. It changed my life completely. 2 years later I was one of the founders of EICAR. And it kept going on in the good direction. Look here if you want to see how I changed in 20 years. ;-)

I love what I'm doing. It's my life and I'm one of the few which are not doing it only for the money. During those 20 years I've met a lot of interesting, brilliant minded and enthusiast people. The AV industry itself is also quite special and I still like to work with or inside this industry even after 25 years IT experience (not counting my university and school years). However some people involved are not always what they pretend to be and just do their job. It's just a job for them.
It's not a job for me, it's much more, It's my life.

And take it from me, there is big difference if you're driven by a mentality or principle to do something good for the people, to help the people in the continuous battle against crime or should I better say cybercrime today.

I'm ready for another 20 years. Let's hope I can continue in the same direction.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Security Events and ... where to find Eddy Willems? updated version 2

It's unbelievable how fast time flies if you're having fun. I've been travelling lately from one event to the other one. I got 3 events in a row on 3 days. During some of the events I speak, give a lecture, keynote or a presentation. A lot of people have asked me in the past to put my agenda on the internet but of course this is something I will not to do because of the security aspect however I will give a small (incomplete) overview of some of the events where I will speak the next weeks:

- 13 October: Kaspersky Lab Ingram roadshow
( http://www.ingram.be )
- 21 October: Kaspersky Lap UK Partner Event
( www.kaspersky.co.uk )
- 22 October: Kaspersky Lab DMAX-Copaco roadshow
( http://www.dmax.be )
- 4-5 November: Infosecurity NL 11:00-11:30u
(Malware testing considerations from Analysts in-the-cloud)
( http://www.infosecurity.nl )
- 22-23 November: Kaspersky Lab Student Conference London
( http://www.kaspersky.com/events )
- 25 November: Securiosity Nijmegen : Nederlandse Universiteiten
Security Event Keynote
( https://www.securiosity.nl )
- 26 November: Kaspersky Lab DCB roadshow
( http://www.dcb.be )

.....

More is coming for HCC NL and another big event in Belgium.
And I possibly forget a couple of other ones.
If you want to book me, it's possible: just contact Kaspersky Lab.

Just updated the agenda with a UK event ... replacing David Emm.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I'm too busy with security events ...

I will be giving a presentation tomorrow at IDG's in-the-cloud event (Netherlands). Next week I will be in Geneva, Switzerland for my 14th Virus Bulletin conference. This time I will be sponsored by EICAR and I will bring the CFP and the News magazine from EICAR with me. After this I will give a lecture at the CBM masterclass event (Netherlands, 30 September) and the day afterwards I will give another lecture at Nemesys also in the Netherlands... And that's only the beginning. And I'm missing a lot of other events, I just have no time to visit them all. Maybe I should try to split me up in 2 or 3 or maybe a virtual copy of myself. Well that's a future thingy isn't it. Just keep an eye on my Twitter space where you can find some more info, if I have the time for it.
Let's hope I don't forget my birthday in meantime... ;-)