 | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi, I’m an employee of Emsisoft, and wanted to help better organize and update this article. I’ve already made a few suggestions previously, and I have a couple of additional ideas to improve the article below. Since as noted above I have a conflict-of-interest, I wanted to have independent Wikipedia editors review them for me. Thanks.
@Pppery: Since you are very familiar with the article, would you possibly be willing to look over these additional proposals?
* Technology section: Currently, the technology section has press releases, a Forbes contributor piece, and the company blog (via a book) as sources, none of which are allowed according to WP:RELIABLE. The section also states the company discovered Ransom32, a statement that’s not supported by any source in the article, or news reports online. I’ve rewritten only relying on reliable sources, corrected “anti-virus” to “anti-malware,” and added reliable sourcing and source shortcuts.
Please replace the entire section with:
Emsisoft's anti-malware technology is called Emsisoft Anti-Malware and has three versions: Anti-Malware Home, Business Security and Enterprise Security.[1][2][3] The company also makes Emsisoft Browser Security, an extension for the web browsers Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge that enables blocking access to malicious and phishing websites.[3]
* Controversy section: Can the “Controversy” section be removed, and the contents of the Controversy section be placed as part of the History section (instead of its own, separate section?). The reason is that this was merely a minor event in the history of Emsisoft - it was not a controversy or scandal. Not everything in History has to be positive. The language is also quite long and needs to be shortened as per WP:PROPORTION. I’ve rewritten it to be the following:
In early 2021, Emsisoft suffered a system data breach due to a configuration error, enabling an individual to access 14 customer email addresses in seven organizations.[4]
After detecting the attack, the company disconnected the compromised system and conducted a forensics analysis.[5]
Thank you for your assistance. Sportsfan4646 (talk) 16:26, 7 April 2023 (UTC) Sportsfan4646 (talk) 16:26, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Done The technology section, with one exception - I remove the link to the German Wikipedia since it's unlikely readers of this page speak German. Unfortunately, I don't feel comfortable making edits to downplay negative material at the request of a COI editor without a third opinion from someone more involved than me with this area on Wikipedia, so haven't done the controversy section. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:33, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
- Moved the controversy to the history section. The reference provided does not state that only 1 individual had access, it states "at least one individual" did, and furthermore the 14 customer email addresses were "among the data impacted by the breach", not the only data impacted by the breach as implied in the requested change. As for WP:PROPORTION, the rest of the history section could be fleshed out further, and 3 sentences regarding this incident is not undue coverage. Marking as addressed, but re-open the request by removing "|A" in {{request edit}} for additional proposed changes. SpencerT•C 19:37, 14 April 2023 (UTC)