Kaspersky Lab
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Kaspersky Virus Lab (September 18, 2014)
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| Industry | Computer software |
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Moscow, Russia (1997) |
| Founder | Eugene Kaspersky, Natalya Kaspersky, Alexey De-Monderik and Vadim Bogdanov |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Eugene Kaspersky (CEO) |
| Products | Security softwares |
| Services | Computer security |
| Revenue | US$619 million (2015) |
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Number of employees
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About 3,500 (2016) |
| Website | www |
Kaspersky Lab (/kæˈspɜːrski/ ; Russian: Лаборатория Касперского, Laboratoriya Kasperskogo) is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia and operated by a holding company in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1997 by Eugene Kaspersky who is currently the CEO. Kaspersky Lab develops and sells antivirus, internet security, password management, endpoint security, and other cybersecurity products and services.
Kaspersky expanded internationally from 2005-2010 and grew to more than $700 million in annual revenues by 2014. As of 2016, the software has about 400 million users and has the largest market-share of cybersecurity software vendors in Europe.
Kaspersky Lab ranks fourth in the global ranking of antivirus vendors by revenue. It was the first Russian company to be included into the rating of the world’s leading software companies, called the Software Top 100 (79th on the list, as of 6/29/2012). Kaspersky Lab is ranked 4th in Endpoint Security segment according to IDC data for 2010. According to Gartner, Kaspersky Lab is currently the third largest vendor of consumer IT security software worldwide and the fifth largest vendor of Enterprise Endpoint Protection. Kaspersky Lab has been named a "Leader" in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. Analysts say suspicions about the firm’s Russian roots and controversy over disputed ties with Russian intelligence have hindered its expansion in the United States.
The Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered sophisticated espionage platforms such as Equation Group and the Stuxnet worm. Various covert government-sponsored cyber-espionage efforts were uncovered through their research. Kaspersky also publishes the annual Global IT Security Risks Survey. As of 2014, Kaspersky's research hubs analyze more than 350,000 malware samples per day.
The first version of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software was developed by Eugene Kaspersky in 1989 in response to the Cascade Virus. Early versions had just 40 virus definitions and were mostly distributed to friends and family members. Eugene continued developing the software at KAMI, resulting in the Antiviral Toolkit Pro product released in 1992. It was popularized in 1994 after a competitive analysis by Hamburg University gave Eugene's software first place.
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