Sustainability report 2024-2025

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Brief history of the Company

Over nearly 30 years of operation, Kaspersky has become a leader in the development of cybersecurity and digital privacy technologies that protect individual users, businesses, industry, and government agencies in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

1997
  • Kaspersky is founded
1999
  • The Company’s first overseas office is opened in the UK
2001
  • Antivirus software for portable devices is developed
2007
  • The business product line is launched
2008
  • The Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) is created
2013
  • Cooperation with INTERPOL begins
2015
  • A specialized solution for protecting critical infrastructure and industrial facilities is launched
2016
  • Together with Europol and Intel Security, Kaspersky partakes in the launch of the No More Ransom project to help victims of ransomware
  • Kaspersky ICS‑CERT, computer incident response center for industrial and mission‑critical facilities, is opened
2017
  • Kaspersky’s own operating system is unveiled
2018
  • Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) is launched
2019
  • Kaspersky undergoes rebranding and unveils a new mission: "Building a safer world"
2021
  • The Company opens access to the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) so that customers and partners understand what is inside Kaspersky products and software
  • The Company concludes a deal with Brain4Net to further develop a full‑scale XDR system
2023
  • AV‑Comparatives awards "Product of the Year" for Kaspersky Standard
2024
  • Kaspersky concludes a cooperation agreement with AFRIPOL
2025
  • The Company enters new business areas with the launch of the Kaspersky eSIM Store