From WASHINGTON — – In the next couple weeks, security researchers, representatives from government agencies and major tech firms such as Google are planning to launch a collaborative security forum to combat malware and fraud on the Web. The turn point – It’s members only.
“This is closed community — membership needs to be approved by existing members,” said Google’s Eric Davis, who holds the title of head of anti-malvertising with the search giant.
In addition to Google, the Internet Security Community will draw participation from Microsoft, Cisco, Xerox PARC, representatives of the Federal Trade Commission and others.
Google is part of the core group developing the site, but the project is launching under the auspices of the Fighting Modern Malware Working Group, an annual security gathering organized by the .
