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What is the F-Secure Response Lab?

COMPREHENSIVE TOUR: F-Secure security advisor for Asia Goh Su Gim showing off the radio-frequency shielded lab which is used to test wireless viruses and malware in the video.

ANTIVIRUS, computer security and ­software company F-Secure established a presence in Malaysia in September 2006, making Kuala Lumpur the hub for its regional operations which now has a staff count of more than 200.

The response lab shares ­responsibilities with the company's headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, providing global ­security response services for the detection and removal of viruses. It also tracks and ­analyses malware, spyware, rootkit, and phishing scams, as well as all types of cyberattacks.

F-Secure's lab here is also equipped to analyse mobile viruses in a safe radio ­frequency-shielded room to prevent viruses that are targeted at wireless-connectivity devices from escaping.

Bytz was granted an exclusive tour of the facility; check out the video here or here.

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