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Avian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., the official Sole Distributor for Kaspersky Lab Anti Virus software products for Sri Lanka and Maldives, announced the release of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows and Kaspersky Security Centre.
The new endpoint protection solution and comprehensive management console are designed to keep businesses ahead of emerging threats with intelligent security solutions from the leading anti-malware experts at Kaspersky Lab.
“Now our customers are assured of superior quality of protection, due to the cutting edge technology of the product. This product has been endorsed by AV Test and has secured the highest marks in its first independent testing,” Suk Ling Gun, Corporate Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Kaspersky Lab said.
Describing it as heralding a new era for Kaspersky Endpoint Security business, Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab, South Asia said that the new product “will help us regain our leading position as leading enterprise security players”.
According to Petr Merkulov, Chief Product Officer of Kaspersky Lab, with this new release a comprehensive Endpoint Protection Platform that consists of seamlessly integrated security modules is delivered.
“We have merged real-time, cloud-assisted protection with intelligent proactive endpoint protection, and have created a compelling security centre that will help companies of all sizes protect themselves against emerging IT threats, including targeted attacks, and thus improve their productivity,” he said.
Deep anti-malware protection, based on Kaspersky Lab’s strong expertise and balanced global footprint, is supplemented with a broad set of IT security features, including application control, web filtering, and device control. Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows integrates with a cloud-based security intelligence system, which provides real-time updates for new and unknown threats and support for application white-listing.
The efficiency of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows has been proven in the first independent testing, conducted by AV-Test.org, the reputable German independent research centre. A total of seven corporate security solutions from different vendors were evaluated in the testing, and Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows was awarded the highest number of points.
Specifically, Kaspersky Lab’s corporate solution successfully detected 100% of widespread malware samples, blocked all zero-day malware attacks, and returned the best result in the detection and removal of active malware from an infected machine. Detailed results of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows in the independent testing can be found at AV-Test.org.
“Since the product was introduced in 2007, Kaspersky Lab Anti Virus software has been a big success story for many blues chip companies in the antivirus outbreaks throughout. In Sri Lanka, Kaspersky has become a unique product well backed by the post sales support by Avian Technologies – Technical Support Team who work throughout the week without a break together with their corporate partners island wide,” said Ranil Francisco, Director of Avian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.
Today Kaspersky Lab is the leading player in the AV space in Sri Lanka and Maldives, commanding a market share of 70%.
