Kaspersky Lab Business Security Solutions Take the Spotlight at 2014 V3 Technology Awards

LONDON, December 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Kaspersky Lab has hit the top spot once again at the 2014 V3 Technology awards, winning two highly sought after awards: 'Best SMB Security Product' and 'Best Business Security Provider'. The win marks the fourth consecutive year that Kaspersky Lab has been crowned a winner at the prestigious awards, reaffirming the company's position as a leader in the IT security industry.

The company was named the winner of the 'Best SMB Security Product' for its small business security solution, Kaspersky Small Office Security. Simple to install and manage, the product provides small businesses with incredible value in both purchase costs and administration time, delivering advanced protection technologies against all levels of cyberthreats.

The 'Best Business Security Provider' category was also awarded to Kaspersky Lab for its seamless suite of comprehensive, integrated security solutions that are all built from the ground up to meet the very latest internet security needs of organisations, regardless of their size or industry they operate in. Most recently, Kaspersky Lab announced the launch of Kaspersky DDoS Protection, which offers a total, integrated solution that includes everything a business needs to defend against DDoS attacks.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is another of the company's latest business security offerings. The product delivers a broad array of tools and technologies to enable companies to control and protect all endpoint devices, helping to keep sensitive company data secure and confidential.

Kaspersky has been fighting a high-tech battle against malicious programs for over 17 years, dedicating time and money to researching and designing solutions to combat increasingly complex cyber threats. With more than 300 million users worldwide, the company is the world's largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions and is ranked among the world's top four security vendors.

"Our malware discoveries and ongoing research is all part of our ultimate aim to make the online world a safer place, so it's great to see V3 readers recognising the team's hard work," comments Kirill Slavin, Managing Director, UK and Ireland at Kaspersky Lab. "We have had a very successful year, and look forward to continuing this success into 2015. We will not stop until cyber space is a safer place for consumers and businesses alike and our second-to-none research is what drives this quest. It is an honour to be recognised as a leader in our field in the prestigious V3 Technology Awards and we want to thank everyone who has put us in the shortlist and voted for us."

The annual V3 awards gives its readers the opportunity to vote for the technology companies, products, projects and people that they believe have been most successful over the past 12 months. The award ceremony took place on Friday 28th November at The Mayfair Hotel, London.

About Kaspersky Lab 

Kaspersky Lab is the world's largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world's top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 17-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more athttp://www.kaspersky.com.

* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2013. The rating was published in the IDC report "Worldwide Endpoint Security 2014-2018 Forecast and 2013 Vendor Shares (IDC #250210, August 2014). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2013. 

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