ESET to discontinue server products based on NOD32 Antivirus 2.7

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Created on 2011-01-04

SAN DIEGO, CA, January 4, 2011 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, announced today that it will begin phasing out server products based on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 engine on February 1, 2011. The server software will be removed from the ESET website and will no longer be sold beginning February 1, 2011. Customers with server products based on NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 will continue to be protected with signature updates until February 1, 2012. ESET customers should update to the current ESET software release to ensure that they continue to be safeguarded by the most effective proactive threat protection available. Discontinuation of version 2.7 server products

Server products affected:

• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Novell Netware
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for IBM Lotus Domino
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Exchange Server (prior announcement)

February 1, 2011

• The server software listed above will be removed from the ESET website.
• ESET will no longer sell the server software above.

February 1, 2012

• Virus signature database updates for the above software will be discontinued.
• ESET will no longer provide technical support for the above software.

Upgrade path for the discontinued server products

• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Novell Netware: Novell NetWare services were ported to the Linux platform and transitioned to Open Enterprise Server. ESET File Security for Linux provides improved security and deeper functionality for Novell Open Enterprise Server.
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for IBM Lotus Domino: Current customers can upgrade to ESET Mail Security for IBM Lotus Domino, which will be released in the second half of 2011.
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Exchange Server: Current customers can upgrade to ESET Mail Security 4 for Microsoft Exchange Server for free.

About ESET
ESET develops software solutions that deliver instant, comprehensive protection against evolving computer security threats. ESET pioneered and continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus consistently achieves the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing, and is the heart of the virus and spyware detection in ESET Smart Security and ESET Cybersecurity for Mac. ESET Smart Security is an integrated antivirus, antispyware, antispam and personal firewall solution that combines accuracy, speed and a small system footprint to create the most effective security solution in the industry. All products have an extremely efficient code base that eliminates the unnecessarily large size found in some solutions. This means faster scanning that doesn't slow down computers or networks. Sold in more than 180 countries, ESET has global headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, with distribution headquarters for the Americas located in San Diego, California. ESET also has offices in Buenos Aires, Prague, Krakow and Singapore and is represented by an extensive global partner network. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com/ or call +1 (619) 876-5400.

ESET Mobile Security Business Edition beta

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Created on 2011-01-20

ESET, the leader in proactive threat detection, today announced ESET Mobile Security Business Edition is now available for public beta testing.

ESET Mobile Security Business Edition key features and benefits include:

• Multiple platform support: Protection for Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones.
• Heuristic threat detection: Provides real-time protection against known and emerging threats.
• Anti-theft: SIM matching and remote wipe features prevent unauthorized use of your smartphone and remotely deletes all confidential data on the device via a SMS command.
• Firewall: Select one of the predefined profiles or set up custom rules to manage incoming and outgoing communications.
• MMS and SMS antispam: Filters unwanted messages using a customizable blacklist and whitelist, so you only see messages from numbers you accept.
• On-demand and scheduled security audits: Determines if your smartphone is configured in a potentially risky way or if there have been any unauthorized configuration changes.
• Remote management: Manage and update your corporate fleet of smartphones with the same unified management console governing your desktop endpoints.

The beta test version is a precursor of the final product and is without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced users and should not be installed on smartphones that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes.

Please visit ESET's beta test portal for more information.

ESET LLC Announces Andrew Lee as CEO North America

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Created on 2011-01-12

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the appointment of Andrew Lee as chief executive officer of its North American operations. Lee succeeds ESET, LLC’s founding CEO, Anton Zajac, who will continue with the company as President. An industry veteran, Lee brings a unique perspective to his new role, combining the familiarity that he gained as chief research officer during his previous tenure at ESET with his extensive outside experience. In his new position, Lee will focus on maintaining ESET’s position as a trusted global internet security brand, while looking to new areas of growth for the company.

The move coincides with today’s announcement of a broader restructuring that will elevate Richard Marko, the company's co-owner and previously the company‘s chief technological officer, to the role of Global CEO.  Lee will report to Marko.

“ESET has reached an impressive point in its growth, amassing more than 100 million users worldwide and experiencing 278 percent growth in revenue over the past three years,” said Andrew Lee, ESET, LLC’s incoming CEO. “I am excited to be returning to ESET to be part of a company that is dedicated to making the Internet a safer place. ESET is already a trusted name in the security industry, and we can now begin to expand our focus towards driving research and innovation.”

Lee brings to ESET a unique blend of corporate experience and security expertise. Having served as chief research officer at ESET from 2004 to 2008, Lee was responsible for building ESET's reputation as a world class research organization. Most recently, Lee served as chief technology officer for K7 Computing, an antivirus software and Internet security company, where he was responsible for all aspects of K7's technology, leading the acquisitions of two technology companies and bringing the K7SecureWeb product to market.

Lee is a founding member of AVIEN, one of the world’s largest independent networks of anti-malware experts and co-authored the “AVIEN Malware Defense Guide” with current ESET researcher David Harley. Lee was also a founding director of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), an international non-profit association that focuses on addressing the global need for improvement in the objectivity, quality and relevance of anti-malware testing methodologies. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, ISC2 Seminars, AVAR, Virus Bulletin and EICAR, Lee is a widely published author of articles on antivirus and security. He holds an MSc degree in computer security from the University of Liverpool.

“Over the past decade, ESET has grown into one of the industry’s leading and most-trusted antivirus companies,” said Anton Zajac, founder and president, ESET, LLC. “With our impressive recent growth and the additions we have made in key areas such as research, this is the perfect time to add someone of Andrew’s caliber and experience to our team. I look forward to working closely with him to propel ESET to the next level of growth and accomplishment.”

ESET Releases ESET Mobile Security Business

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Created on 2011-01-20

BRATISLAVA – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection announces the release of ESET Mobile Security Business Edition BETA for public testing. Built for Smartphones and Pocket-PCs running Windows Mobile and Symbian operating systems, it delivers unparalleled data security and protection against emerging threats. The Business Edition of ESET Mobile Security shares all functionalities with the current ESET Mobile Security, while adding functionality to be managed remotely via ESET Remote Administrator 4.

The BETA version of ESET Mobile Security Business Edition version is available in the following localized languages: English, Czech, Slovak, German, Spanish, French, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified. ESET Mobile Security Business Edition BETA is available for download on this link: http://www.eset.eu/download/beta

ESET Mobile Security Business Edition Key Features:

Remote Administration Support - ESET Mobile Security Business Edition can be managed via ESET Remote Administrator 4. This brings a lot of advantages especially in a business environment, where administrators can now send and receive the configuration from the mobile client, perform On-Access or On-Demand Scans, conduct a Security Audit, adjust Firewall settings and Spam Filter logs or schedule connection intervals according to preference. In addition, the admins can gather and change the configuration of the mobile client, send a message via ERA 4 Console and update the virus database remotely if needed.

• Anti-Theft - Prevents unauthorized access to your data in case of device loss or theft
• Remote Wipe - Deletes all sensitive data using a simple SMS command (contacts, messages and removable memory media) in case of emergency
• SIM Matching - Allows specified SIM cards to receive notification in case of an unauthorized SIM insertion, including the card’s telephone number, IMSI and IMEI
• Password Protection - Safeguards mobile devices against unauthorized uninstall or modifications of security software
• Security Audit - Tells the user in a convenient and easy way, what is the current security status of the device – whether there is a potential security risk
• SMS and MMS Antispam - Allows user to define trustworthy contacts via customizable black or whitelist or simply block unknown numbers
• Firewall - Monitors all incoming and outgoing communications based on custom rules

Additionaly, ESET Mobile Security brings the following benefits to users on the go:

Proactive Detection - The optimized heuristics of the ESET scanning engine ensures protection from current and emerging threats.

Quarantine - An option either to delete threats right away or isolate them, with the Restore feature.

Broad Scanning Options - Scanning and cleaning of the device’s integral memory as well as removable memory cards. It is also possible to check memory running processes. All files incoming or leaving via wireless connections are scanned for infiltrations.

Automatic Virus Database Updates - Provides protection against most recent mobile security threats. The user can schedule the delivery of updates on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

More information about the product can be found at http://www.eset.eu/products About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for the home and business segment. The industry leader in proactive malware detection, ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100 Awards," never to have missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998.

ESET has headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia and offices in San Diego, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Prague, Czech Republic, and an extensive partner network in 180 countries. In 2008, ESET has opened a new research center in Krakow, Poland. ESET was named by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa.

ESET Announces Richard Marko as the New CEO

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Created on 2011-01-12

ESET spol. s.r.o. introduced changes in top management positions. The company’s owners Miroslav Trnka, Rudolf Hrubý, Maroš Grund and Anton Zajac will be succeeded by Richard Marko, the company's co-owner and previously the company‘s Chief Technological Officer.

“This step comes as part of ESET’s re-organization. The present owners, with the exception of Richard Marko, are stepping down from the operative management, without an effect on the company ownership structure,” announced Miroslav Trnka, the outgoing ESET CEO. He added: “I am not pulling out of ESET completely, as I will retain my position on the company’s board, where I will have an influence on the strategic decisions with regard of the company’s future.”

Rudolf Hrubý, the company’s Chief Financial Officer has announced his departure and will be succeeded by Milan Masaryk. Also, Andrew Lee will become the new CEO of ESET North America branch office, reporting directly to Richard Marko and taking over the position from Anton Zajac. In the company’s HQ in Bratislava, Pavol Luka will assume the post of CTO (the post formerly held by Richard Marko). Juraj Malcho will succeed Maroš Grund as Chief Research Officer. Additionally, a newly created position of director of global sales and marketing will be headed by Ignacio Sbampato, who has thus far held the post of director at the Latin American office in Buenos Aires.

The designated CEO, Richard Marko has outlined his vision for the future as follows: “Ever since we started in this business more than two decades ago, the focus remains on producing a high grade of technology. I intend to continue in this vein as CEO of ESET.”

Miroslav Trnka, together with Peter Paško, programmed the antivirus software NOD back in 1987. Five years later, in 1992, they formerly founded ESET with a mutual friend Rudolf Hrubý. Starting in 1998, ESET is the holder of a long streak of positive ratings by Virus Bulletin, an independent AV industry periodical. In 1999, ESET branched out to Califiornia, opening a branch office in San Diego and continues to build a global distribution network.

Short CVs of new ESET management

Richard Marko
ESET CEO
Richard Marko is a graduate of Information Systems Department, Slovak Technical University in Košice (1996). He began his career in ESET during his college studies and is one of the co-authors of the ESET NOD32 antivirus system and its scanning engine. Initially, he held the post of the main architect of the scanning core, in 2008 becoming the technology director. His works on subjects of antivirus were published extensively at home and abroad. He has given lectures on heuristic algorithms at conferences, like Virus Bulletin or AVAR.

Andrew Lee
CEO of North America branch of ESET in San Diego
Andrew Lee is a graduate of University of Liverpool (information security). Until 2008, he held the post of technology research director in the North-America branch of ESET in San Diego. Then, he has worked for 2 years at K7, an India-based AV manufacturer. He is one of the founding members of AV information systems AVIEN and AVIEWS, as well as a reporter of WildList.

Pavol Luka
ESET CTO
Pavol Luka is a graduate of the Department of Electro-technical Engineering and Information Systems, Slovak Technical University. He began his career at ESET already as a student, becoming full-time employee in 1999. As a programmer, he has participated in the development of second- and third- generation of ESET security solutions. Later, he became the head of one of ESET research divisions. In 2008, he was named to the position of IT Director, responsible for infrastructure and development.

Juraj Malcho
Chief Research Officer
Juraj Malcho worked for ESET as the chief of Virus Lab, starting at the company as a Virus Researcher responsible for threat detection and research in 2004. Malcho is a graduate of informatics at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. He presented and lectured at many information security conferences including those of Virus Bulletin and ISOI.

Ignacio Sbampato
Director for Global Sales and Marketing
Ignacio Sbampato joined ESET as Vice President for Latin America in 2004 for developing the company’s Latin American market. He was responsible of developing ESET channel network in the region, creating brand awareness and establishing ESET’s presence in the major Latin American markets by creating local offices and teams. Since 2010 he has been CEO of ESET Latin America, ESET’s Buenos Aires-based subsidiary.

Milan Masaryk
ESET CFO
Milan Masaryk is graduate of Economy, University of Economics Sciences Dept. He has held a position of the head of Information Information network in a state enterprise. After the revolution in 1989, he began a private business in offering complex services in economic consulting. He has cooperated with ESET founders before the company’s establishment. Since 2007, he has held the position of main economics director and deputy financial director at ESET.

ESET CEO Richard Marko Heads Global RD

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Created on 2011-01-21

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - the leader in proactive threat protection, recently announced the appointment of Richard Marko as the new CEO. The new management has already outlined strategies for worldwide market development of the company and its subsidiaries.

“One of our primary goals will be to open even more research centers to reaffirm our position as one of the technological leaders in the industry,” said ESET’s CEO Richard Marko. These centers will carry out leading-edge analysis on the latest trends in IT security and provide ESET product users and the general public with information on new technologies and ways to protect themselves against all cyber-threats. Already at the close of 2010, ESET established a Cyber Threat Analysis Center (CTAC) in San Diego, California. Building on the success of ESET’s existing global research resources, CTAC is committed to working to further protect ESET’s corporate clients and home users alike by collaborating with universities, law enforcement authorities, internet service providers and other agencies that actively combat cybercrime.

Overseeing the extensive network of research teams will be the newly appointed Chief Research Officer Juraj Malcho. Malcho has been with ESET since 2004 and worked his way up to become the head of the Virus Lab, the nerve center for threat analysis.

Additionally, ESET will continue to focus on advancing the portfolio of consumer and business endpoint security products for all supported platforms: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The next generation of ESET’s flagship product ESET Smart Security for Windows will be released for public testing as a beta version in the coming weeks, with the final release coming later in 2011. Overseeing the main technology arm of ESET will be the new Chief Technology Officer Pavel Luka along with the Chief Software Architect Tomáš Kaláb. As accomplished developers, Luka and Kaláb, have already participated in the development of second-, third- and fourth generations of ESET security solutions.

ESET CEO Richard Marko outlined his vision for the company: “ESET will focus on enriching its product portfolio for new mobile platforms and we are closely following the market opportunities for tablets.” Also, a security product for the Android mobile platform is being developed with top priority. Simultaneously, ESET is keeping close watch on the evolution of the iOS mobile platform.

The threat landscape is changing, rapidly subjecting corporations to a wide range of attacks. Wikileaks and hackers operation Aurora confirm that data breaches are increasingly becoming part of everyday life for businesses. This is why data loss prevention (DLP) has the attention of ESET’s technology developers. “ESET is actively working on new DLP solutions to protect its business clients,” confirmed Marko.

Richard Marko is a graduate of Information Systems Department, Slovak Technical University in Košice (1996). He began his career with ESET during his college studies and is one of the co-authors of the ESET NOD32 Antivirus scanning engine. Initially, he held the post of Chief Software Architect of the scanning core and in 2008 became Chief Technology Officer. His works on antivirus have been published extensively at home and abroad. He has also given numerous lectures on heuristic algorithms at conferences like Virus Bulletin and AVAR.