Brief Company history
During its more than 25 years of operation, Kaspersky has made a huge contribution to the development of information security technologies used by individuals, companies and government agencies in more than 200 countries around the world.
Eugene Kaspersky discovers a virus called Cascade.1704 on his Olivetti M24 work computer and creates his first virus removal tool.
Kaspersky is established as a company
The Company opens its first overseas office in the UK.
Kaspersky Anti‑Virus software developed by the Company for portable devices is supplied to Russia with Palm, Handspring and Sony pocket computers.
Kaspersky opens offices in Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and China.
Kaspersky becomes the world’s first antivirus software developer to update its antivirus databases every hour.
The company opens its first office in the U.S.A.
The Company presents the Kaspersky Open Space Security line of business products.
The Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) is created.
Kaspersky hosts the first conference for information security researchers and analysts from around the world – Security Analyst Summit.
The Company sponsors an expedition to Antarctica and would go on to sponsor two more Antarctic expeditions and the 7 Volcanoes expedition.
The Company begins cooperating with INTERPOL.
Kaspersky, along with Europol and Intel Security, launches the No More Ransom initiative, which would soon be joined by dozens of countries and information security development companies.
The Company releases its own secure KasperskyOS operating system, which provides protection against any threats, including unknown ones.
Kaspersky launches the Global Transparency Initiative.
The first Transparency Center opens in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Company undergoes rebranding and states its mission as “Building a Safer World”.
Transparency Centers open in Spain, Malaysia and Brazil.
During the pandemic, Kaspersky provides free licenses for key products to medical institutions around the world.
Transparency Center opens in Canada.
Kaspersky provides access to the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), helping customers and partners understand what’s inside its products and software.
The Company finalizes a deal with Brain4Net and receives a new impetus for the development of its XDR platform.
Kaspersky continues its strategy of business diversification and investment in promising IT businesses by increasing its stake in the capital of MyOffice and purchasing shares in ForPeople, which develops solutions to automate HR processes.
The Company also acquires a 15 percent stake in Motiv NT, which it employed to continue working on the creation of Russia’s first neuromorphic processor.
The Kaspersky Cyber Immunity® trademark is registered in the European Union (EU).
Transparency Centers open in the Saudi Arabia and Rwanda.