New rooms Google Security Engineering Center (GSEC) in Malaga, Spain, pays tribute to video game characters like the Mario Brothers and preserves 6 million computer viruses.
One of MalagaDesigned to become the US multinational’s cybersecurity flagship in Europe, it joins privacy and security-focused Munich, Germany, and content liability-focused Dublin, Ireland, openings in 2019 and 2021. , respectively.
The center was opened this Wednesday by Google’s president of global affairs, Kent Walker, and other company executives.
GSEC Malaga will become the center Information Security The multinational says it is “most important” for Google in Europe and will promote research and advanced tools to combat cyber threats, as well as knowledge sharing and digital skills development.
A big G greets you at the gates of GSEC, which consists of three floors plus a basement and covers an area of 2,500 square meters.
Wololo (phrase from Age of Empire), last fantasyMonkey Island, Tetris, Sims has given its name to several rooms and a popular character. Mario brothers He even appears in several illustrations of the space in which he is filmed.
In the demonstration area you can see “the most infected computer in history,” in which more than 30 types of viruses live and work. “malware”.
Among them are the “Ambulance” worm, discovered in Germany in 1990, and the “Happy New Year” worm (1999), which can reproduce itself on a computer and be transmitted to others by mail. This is just a sample as they keep 6 millions of viruses.
Three small separate conference rooms within the hall are named after families of malicious code: “Wannacry”, “ransomware” (data hacking) attacks on Spanish companies (2017), Stuxnet (2010) and Mirai, a “botnet” (network of computer robots) that is still active today.
The center employs more than sixty people and has a capacity of one hundred employees. The seed of this center is the platform cyber threat detection VirusTotal, created in Malaga in 2004 as part of another pioneering company in the field, Hispasec, and acquired by the technology giant in 2012.
One of the rooms is decorated with a large painting of espeto, a typical Malaga dish.
A classic in tech company lounges is table football. GSEC Malaga has two.
You can see restored photographs of the former military government, as the center is located on former military sites.
The roof of the building offers stunning views of the city, from which you can see several of its monuments, as well as the bay and mountains.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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