Google Buy Software Company to Increase Security

Google recently has acquired a security software company from Germany called Zynamics. The company was established in 2004 and focuses on reverse engineering for analyzing software (malware in particular) which do not have source code.

It's complex and interesting problem to be solved makes the Zynamics team and products deemed to be suitable for Google, a company known to have great interest to solve complex problems.

Google said,

We're delighted to have the Zynamics team aboard and hope their tools and skills in fighting malware will help us better protect Google's users.

Future fate of Zynamics is unclear, but it is clear that the company will support Google's online security system.

Currently Zynamic products are focused on the needs of information security specialists and malware analysts. Their products are referred to as innovative and time saving, such as:

• BinDiff for analyzing executables,
• BinNavi for analyzing binary code,
• PDF Dissector for analyzing PDF malware,
• VxClass for sorting malware into families, and
• BinCrowd a central database for sharing reverse-engineered information.

In addition to these products, Google is also hiring a good and experienced team.
Congrats..!!