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ESET Extends Record for Consecutive Wins with 65th VB100 Award
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has captured its 65th VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, the widely-respected independent comparative testing group, and leads all antivirus vendors with a record-setting 48 straight VB100 awards. December's Virus Bulletin report focused on the Windows 7 platform; of the 64 products participating, 43 passed and 21 failed.
December 9, 2010ESET Launches Beta Program for ESET File Security 4.3 for Microsoft Windows Server
ESET, the leader in proactive threat detection, has announced that ESET File Security 4.3 for Microsoft Windows Server is now available for public beta testing.
San Diego, CA, November 8, 2010ESET Cybersecurity for Mac debuts at Apple retail stores nationwide
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET Cybersecurity for Mac is available for purchase at ESET's Online Store or through select retail outlets, including Apple and Micro Center stores nationwide. With ESET Cybersecurity for Mac, consumers receive advanced protection against Internet security threats without an impact on system performance.
November 2, 2010ESET Launches Beta Program for ESET Mail Security 4.3 for Microsoft Exchange Server
ESET, the leader in proactive threat detection, has announced that ESET Mail Security 4.3 for Microsoft Exchange Server is now available for public beta testing.
San Diego, CA, October 4, 2010ESET Supports New Global Online Safety Message: "Stop. Think. Connect.™"
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced its support of "Stop. Think. Connect.™," the first-ever coordinated message to help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online. The message was created by an unprecedented coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government organizations, and it will begin to appear widely around the globe in October in coordination with National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
San Diego, CA, October 1, 2010ESET Congratulates Steve Wampler on Historic Summit of El Capitan
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, congratulates Steve Wampler on becoming the first person with Cerebral Palsy to summit Yosemite National Park's El Capitan. Steve's climb, which was sponsored by ESET, marks an incredible achievement on behalf of disabled persons everywhere and serves to raise awareness and funds for The Wampler Foundation, a non-profit organization which Steve founded with his wife Elizabeth.
San Diego, CA, September 24, 2010ESET Announces Release Candidate for ESET Cybersecurity
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the availability of the Release Candidate of ESET Cybersecurity for Mac for public testing. ESET Cybersecurity was previously made available for public beta testing on December 2, 2009, under the name ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac. The product is now entering the final stage of public testing.
San Diego, CA, September 13, 2010ESET Announces ESET Cybersecurity for Mac
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced ESET Cybersecurity for Mac, the company's new security solution for OS X. Leveraging ESET's award-winning NOD32 ThreatSense® engine, ESET Cybersecurity for Mac delivers advanced protection against internet security threats without impacting system performance. In addition, ESET Cybersecurity for Mac customers will have access to online training designed to help better arm them against cybercrime and malicious attacks.
San Diego, CA, September 2, 2010ESET Announces new Mobile Security Solution for Smartphone Protection
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the availability of ESET Mobile Security, a new security solution for mobile devices that protects users from the latest mobile threats. ESET Mobile Security leverages ESET's proven threat protection to secure users' mobile communications, sensitive data and privacy on mobile devices that run on Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms.
San Diego, CA, August 25, 2010ESET Releases Threat Center Application for Apple iPhone
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has launched the company's first iPhone application – ESET Threat Center. The application gives users the ability to locate the biggest web-based threats, directly from ESET's Global Threat Lab.
San Diego, CA, August 10, 2010ESET Sets Mark for Consecutive Wins with Record 63rd VB100 Award
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has captured its 63rd VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, the widely-respected independent comparative testing group, and leads all antivirus vendors with a record-setting 46 straight VB100 awards. August's Virus Bulletin report focused on the Windows Vista Business Edition SP2 platform; of the 54 products participating, 35 passed and 19 failed. While maintaining that Windows Vista still runs on over 20% of systems, Virus Bulletin concedes "this may be one last hurrah for a platform that has caused us much grief and aggravation in the past."
San Diego, CA, July 23, 2010Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Gives National Honor to ESET's Securing Our eCity
ESET's Securing Our eCity, a public-private initiative designed to counter the rapidly-growing wave of cybercriminal activity, today announced that it was honored by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt as the "Best Local/Community Plan" along with MyMaine Privacy for the administration's 2010 National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge. President Obama also attended the event.
San Diego, CA, July 19, 2010ESET Analysis: Worm Win32/Stuxnet Targets Supervisory Systems in the U.S. and Iran
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has issued a warning against a worm dubbed Win32/Stuxnet, which threatens users around the globe. Exploiting a vulnerability in Windows® Shell, this dangerous threat is detected by ESET as LNK/Autostart.A. It is used in targeted attacks to penetrate SCADA systems, especially in the United States and Iran. SCADA are supervisory and monitoring systems used in many industries, for instance in power engineering.
San Diego, CA, June 21, 2010ESET Ranked #1 Endpoint Security for Business
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that PassMark Software, a leading authority in software and hardware performance benchmarking and testing, has ranked ESET Smart Security – Business Edition the number one endpoint security for business. In a comparative analysis, PassMark Software tested the performance, the effectiveness and the usability of seven security solutions from some of the world's largest security vendors. PassMark Software then assigned each security product a rating tied to its overall performance, ease of use, design, features and level of excellence in that category. Categories represent major functions or feature sets common to the sphere of business security.
San Diego, CA, June 10, 2010ESET releases Beta 2 for ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac and Linux
ESET, the leader in proactive threat detection, today announced availability of the Beta 2 release of ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac® and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Linux for public testing.
San Diego, CA, June 9, 2010ESET Sets Mark for Consecutive Wins with Record 62nd VB100 Award
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has secured its 62nd VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, the widely-respected independent comparative testing group, and leads all antivirus vendors with a record-setting 45 straight VB100 awards. June's Virus Bulletin report focused on the Windows Server 2008 R2 platform; of the 33 products participating, 24 succeeded and 9 failed.
San Diego, CA, May 12, 2010ESET's Securing our eCity Team with CATCH to Apprehend Cyber Criminals and Promote Cyber Awareness
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that as part of its Securing Our eCity initiative, it has partnered with The Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH), a multi-agency task force run by the San Diego County District Attorney that is designed to apprehend and prosecute criminals who use technology to prey on the citizens of San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties in California. This partnership enables better education and protection of consumers and businesses from the growing threat of cybercrime, which the FBI ranks as the third-greatest threat to U.S. national security, after nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction.
San Diego, CA, April 22, 2010ESET Mobile Security Public Beta Release
ESET, the leader in proactive threat detection, has announced ESET Mobile Security for consumers is now available for public beta testing.
San Diego, CA, April 20, 2010ESET Announces General Availability for ESET Remote Administrator 4
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced general availability of ESET Remote Administrator 4 for ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security Business Edition customers. Current ESET Remote Administrator customers are able to upgrade to the new version free of charge by downloading and running the latest installer.
San Diego, CA, April 12, 2010ESET Secures 61st VB100 Award
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has captured a record 61st VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, the widely-respected independent comparative testing group. April's report focused on the Windows XP platform, running Service Pack 3 (SP3). A record 60 products were submitted for testing, resulting in 40 VB100 awards. Companies whose product didn't pass included Kaspersky, Microsoft, Norman and Sunbelt.
San Diego, CA, March 10, 2010ESET Releases Service Build 4.2 for ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has announced that Service Build 4.2 for both ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus is now available.
San Diego, CA, March 10, 2010ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server Delivers Advanced Messaging Security
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server is now available for businesses. This product features major advancements over its predecessor, ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Exchange Server.
San Diego, CA, February 16, 2010ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server Release Candidate Now Available for Testing
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server Release Candidate is now available for testing. This brings the product one step closer to general availability.
San Diego, CA, February 10, 2010ESET Receives "Compatible with Windows 7" Logo from Microsoft
ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced it has obtained the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo. The Windows 7 logo program aims to help customers make better purchase decisions by identifying products via the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo that have passed Microsoft Corp.-designed tests for compatibility and reliability with Windows 7.
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