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Woburn, MA – September 28, 2018 – Kaspersky Lab announced today the appointment of Andrey Efremov to the position of Chief Technology Officer, effective September 29, 2018. Drawing on his 14 years of experience in the company’s research and development department, Efremov will focus on the further strategic development of Kaspersky Lab’s product portfolio, technological excellence and leadership.

In developing the company’s leading product and services portfolio, Efremov will focus specifically on:

  • Advanced threat protection solutions and services
  • Security solutions for enterprise and SMB cloud infrastructures
  • Next generation endpoint security solutions
  • Breakthrough security offerings for specific market areas, like fintech, automotive, Internet of Things, etc. 

Additionally, Efremov will lead the advanced development of technologies and practices aimed at increasing the trustworthiness and transparency of Kaspersky Lab products and technologies, as well as their resilience to supply-chain risks – all in the frame of Kaspersky Lab’s Global Transparency Initiative

Efremov joined Kaspersky Lab more than 14 years ago as a system analyst in the company’s research and development team. In his various roles, he was involved in the development of a system for automated malware analysis, led the development and implementation of the renowned Kaspersky Security Network cloud system and managed the development from scratch of Kaspersky Lab’s award-winning whitelisting technology.

“During his many years with the company, Andrey has distinguished himself as a talented technical professional and an effective team manager,” said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab. “As the security market moves from strictly endpoint and AV-focused offerings toward securing clouds of all kinds and complex solutions for protection from advanced threats, Andrey’s solid experience in large-scale IT infrastructure projects, combined with an excellent knowledge of our product portfolio and clear business-vision, is precisely what the company needs. He’ll undoubtedly help the company in its further successful development.” 

About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is a global cybersecurity company, which has been operating in the market for over 20 years. Kaspersky Lab’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into next generation security solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number of specialized security solutions and services to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. Over 400 million users are protected by Kaspersky Lab technologies and we help 270,000 corporate clients protect what matters most to them. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.

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Kaspersky Lab Appoints Andrey Efremov as Chief Technology Officer

Efremov to lead strategic development of company’s product portfolio, technological excellence and leadership
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