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Leadership in Enterprise Security Awarded to ESET in Latest Kuppinger Cole Leadership Compass

Created: 2018-04-23 16:00:00

ESET, a leader in information security, today announced it has been awarded the highest designation in the Innovation, Product, Market and Overall Leader categories in the 2018 Kuppinger Cole Leadership Compass Enterprise Endpoint Security: Anti-Malware Solutions.

The annual report by Kuppinger Cole, examines the key vendors in the Enterprise Endpoint Security market, with a special focus given to Enterprise Anti-Malware Solutions. In this evaluation, Kuppinger Cole assesses product and service functionality, innovation and the relative market share of each vendor evaluated in the annual report.

In the “Innovation Leadership” category, Kuppinger Cole recognizes leaders as vendors who are deploying new technologies and features designed to detect and remove sophisticated malware in current or upcoming products. ESET is praised for having a multi-faceted detection array, helping to identify and thwart threats facing enterprises. Kuppinger Cole also notes ESET excels at detecting file-less malware, polymorphism and ransomware. 

“We are honored to have our enterprise security solutions recognized by Kuppinger Cole,” said Juraj Malcho, Chief Technology Officer at ESET. “Enterprises are facing an increasingly-sophisticated enemy, capable of deploying a variety of technologies to attack their networks and endpoints. ESET is committed to delivering best-in-class solutions for businesses to better detect and protect against these types of attacks.”

The report further evaluates each vendor on five pre-selected security criteria essential for decision makers of enterprise-sized organizations. ESET received a rating of “strong positive” in the Functionality, Integration and Usability categories and a rating of “positive” in the Security and Interoperability. These ratings recognize ESET’s expertise in delivering advanced and scalable security solutions to businesses in the enterprise sector.

In the category of “Overall Leadership”, ESET placed highly due to its thirty year history of fighting malware and delivering innovative products and solutions to the market. Kuppinger Cole identifies “Overall Leaders” by a combined rating in products, market presence and the innovation categories.

To access the full report, please click here.

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About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, antivirus software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware, rootkits and other malware. ESET NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100 Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 five years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; San Diego, USA; and is represented worldwide in more than 100 countries.