SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Mobile Inc.
(NYSE: CMCM), the leading developer of mission-critical mobile
utility and security applications, today announced the creation of
SecureBase, a shared security database for researchers, at RSA
Conference in San Francisco.
SecureBase members will gain access to real-time data on the latest
mobile threats around the globe, such as malicious advertising and
stubborn trojans.
SecureBase arose from Cheetah Mobile's desire to increase
collaboration in the mobile security industry and ensure a safer
future for mobile users and their devices. The database will serve
as a comprehensive security knowledge center offering data
visualization and up-to-date statistics, drawing from Cheetah
Mobile's nearly 2 billion app installations.
"With SecureBase, Cheetah Mobile is leveraging its years of
commitment to data-driven mobile security," said Ming Xu, President of Cheetah Mobile. "We're
extremely focused on making the mobile experience safer for users.
Sharing our data and insights with the industry is an important
next step for us."
"Mobile security has reached an important turning point," said
Yong Chen, Senior Vice President of
Cheetah Mobile. "Last year, Cheetah Mobile detected over 9.5
million mobile viruses, three times as many as in 2014. In order to
protect users from these perpetual attacks, the mobile security
industry needs to join forces and work together. We created
SecureBase to build bridges to our fellow security
researchers."
Trustlook, the maker of the popular Trustlook Mobile Security
& Antivirus app for Android devices, has signed on as a launch
partner for SecureBase.
"We are very excited to join Cheetah Mobile as the first
enterprise partner for SecureBase," said Allan Zhang, CEO of Trustlook. "Our
collaboration on mobile threat research will help to better protect
each of our customers."
Additional launch members of SecureBase include Prof. Yike
Guo, Discovery Science Group, Director of the Data Science
Institute, Imperial College; Prof. Qingfu Zhang, Department of Computer
Science, City University of Hong Kong;
Prof. Chu-Sing Yang, Director
of the Taiwan Information Security Center@NCKU (TWISC), National
Cheng Kung University; Prof. Hung-Yu
Kao, Intelligent Knowledge Management Lab, National
Cheng Kung University; and Prof. Mauro
Conti, University of Padova.
According to Cheetah Mobile Security Lab's latest research, more
than 18% of global mobile ad network traffic comes from malicious
promotion, such as fake app updates and ads disguised as security
alerts. These bad actors have been particularly difficult to track
because they often appear in targeted bursts in one geographic
region before moving onto another in just a few hours. Big data is
the key to fighting these criminals. With 567 million monthly
active users, Cheetah Mobile's top-down view of mobile devices all
around the world offers a much-needed perspective for the security
industry.
Security professionals can visit securebase.cmcm.com to learn
more about SecureBase and apply to join.
About Cheetah Mobile Inc.
Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM) is the world's leading mobile
security and utility app developer. Its flagship products include
Clean Master, the world's No. 1 cleaning app, and also CM Security,
the world's top anti-virus and privacy protection app.
Cheetah Mobile is also one of the top three mobile game
developers in the world, with its mobile game Piano Tiles 2 having
reached the No. 1 ranking in more than 150 countries globally on
both iOS and Android.
Its other mission-critical applications include Battery Doctor,
CM Locker, Photo Grid, and more. In June
2015, Cheetah Mobile introduced the Cheetah Ad Platform to
the global market.
As of September 30, 2015, Cheetah
Mobile had approximately 1.942 billion global installations and 567
million global mobile monthly active users. Five of Cheetah
Mobile's products have entered the top 40 in Google Play's global
top app charts.
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