Riyadh- KSA, March 4, 2013Kaspersky Labannounced its new flagship corporate security platform, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business,at a media roundtable held at the Al Faisaliyah Hotel in Riyadh, KSA. The launch in the KSAfollows the global launch announcement at the company’s Cyber Security Summit titled, “How Cyber-Warfare Impacts Corporate IT Security” that was held in New York on the 30th of January, 2013. The launch of this entirely new security platform is a significant milestonein thecompany’songoing growth in the global market for corporateIT security solutions.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
The company’s new flagshipcorporate security platform for businesses offers a powerful combination of deep protection, efficiency, and seamless manageability. To simplify IT security management and ensure advanced protection for business of all sizes, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business comes with a number of new and improved technologiesthat allow IT administrators to see, control, and protect their network.
Available for purchase in specialized bundles for businesses of all sizes, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is a single, unified platform, created by Kaspersky Lab’s engineers from a single codebase.It delivers protection in a way that other security products cannot. Through ONE platform, ONE console, and at ONE cost, IT administrators can see, control and protect all systems and endpoints within the organization’s IT infrastructure, whether it’s a PC down the hall, a virtual machine in another office, or a missing smartphone across the country.
Performance Summary inthe Global B2B Security Market in 2012
Kaspersky Labprotects about 250,000 companies worldwide and is ranked as one of the four biggest endpoint security vendors in the world1.A key element of Kaspersky Lab’s strategy for 2012 was to strengthenits position within the B2B security market, whichculminated in the launch of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
In 2012, Kaspersky Lab was recognized as a global leader in endpoint protection by numerous independent analysts and companies. The company has been named a ‘Leader’ in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms2and listed as a Top Player in the Market Quadrant for Endpoint Security Platforms 2012 by The Radicati Group3.Moreover, Kaspersky Lab’s corporate solution was placed among four ‘Leaders’ in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security4.Kaspersky Lab’s endpoint solutions for business consistently score highlyinvarious international ratings, improving their positions from year to year. Following these recent successes, leading market analysts believe the company has the potential for further growth.
Moreover, Kaspersky Lab has earned the loyalty of its corporate clients, which is one of the most important success factors for a trust-basedbusiness model. According to a recent Customer Retention survey by TNS, Kaspersky Lab’s corporate customer retention index of 1065is significantly higher than the industry average of 73 and compares favorably with its key competitors.
B2B goals for 2013
Further growth in the B2B segment remains one of the key strategic directions of Kaspersky Lab’s development. The company plans to intensify its growth in the corporate segment with the new Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business solution, and grow its customer base in all categories, including enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses and home office clients.
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, said: “High-profile targeted attacks on enterprises are becoming increasingly widespread. Hundreds of businesses have already been attacked, and more and more companies are realizing the importance of being equipped with the very latest security technologies. Constantly communicating with our clients, getting their feedback and understanding their needs, we have enhanced our products with high-end tools like patch management, vulnerability assessment, and mobile device management. The loyalty of our clients proves that this approach and our technologies are both highly effective!”
1 The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2011. The rating was published in the IDC report “Worldwide Endpoint Security 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares (IDC #235930, July 2012). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2011.
2 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Peter Firstbrook, John Girard, Neil MacDonald, January 2, 2013.
3 The Radicati Group, Inc., Endpoint Security Platforms – Market Quadrant 2012, Thomas Buckley, Sara Radicati, May 2012.
4 The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security, Q1 2013
5 TNS, Customer retention survey, 2012