Cyren announced that Sigurdur "Siggi" Stefnisson was named as co-chair of the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group Technical Committee on Malware. Stefnisson's role as co-chair of the Technical Committee on Malware places him at the forefront of initiatives to fight cyber attacks, fraud and online abuse via initiatives including technical threat analysis and development of best practices. Stefnisson has served as Cyren's vice president of threat research since January 2017.