2016-003-Antivirus (...what is it good for... absolutely nothing?)

#Anti-virus products... they have been around for as long as many of us have been alive. The first anti-virus program, "The Reaper" was designed to get rid of the first virus 'The Creeper' by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. This week, we discuss the efficacy of anti-virus. Is it still needed? What should blue teamers be looking for to make their anti-virus work for them.  And what options do you have if you don't want to use anti-virus? We also argue about whether it's just a huge industry selling snake oil that is bolstered by #compliance #frameworks, like #PCI? #mcafee,#symantec,#panda,#avg,#kaspersky,#logging,#siem  *NEW* we are on Stitcher!: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=80546&refid=stpr TuneIn Radio App: http://tunein.com/r…/Brakeing-Down-Security-Podcast-p801582/ BrakeSec #Podcast #Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brakesec Bryan's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bryanbrake Brian's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/boettcherpwned Join our Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/bds_podcast RSS FEED: http://www.brakeingsecurity.com/rss Comments, Questions, Feedback: [email protected] Direct Download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-003-AntiVirus_what_is_it_good_for.mp3 Itunes:https://goo.gl/Jk3CxU