Virus Buster Likens Role to Putting Out Fires
Trend Micro co-founder and chairman Steve Chang likens his company's mission to that of a firefighter whose goal is ensuring business continuance for its customers. In an exclusive interview, he told Database that compared with just a few years ago, today the stakes around Internet security were much higher than before, with threats everywhere now.
To cope with this, he explained that Trend Micro had tried to create a world class centre in the Philippines called TrendLabs, where new viruses are analysed and which responds to customers around the world.
"Quick response, that's the firefighter. And we try to achieve the goal of enabling business continuity," he said.
He was speaking shortly after signing technology partnerships with 10 major universities in the Philippines worth 14 million peso (some 10.4 million baht) on June 15 on the eve of a press visit to its laboratories in a Manila suburb.
TrendLabs comprises a nearly 800-strong team of engineers and product support personnel that serves as the first line of defence for Trend Micro's customers around the world and Chang said that "the Philippines is the country that differentiates Trend Micro from others."
