Kaspersky completes the relocation of data processing to Switzerland and opens a new transparency center in North America. The implemented measures confirm the success of the global transparency initiative started three years ago.
Kaspersky today announced the successful completion of the milestones initiated as part of its Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - initially the relocation of data storage and processing from Russia to Switzerland - and the opening of the company's fifth Transparency Center in North America. With this, the cybersecurity expert underscores his call for more transparency and greater joint efforts to improve the security and integrity of modern software products.
Fifth transparency center opened
It's now been three years since Kaspersky - the global leader in cybersecurity - announced its Global Transparency Initiative (GTI). This has set itself the goal of setting new standards within the cybersecurity industry on the basis of greater transparency and personal responsibility. The goal was and is to this day to involve the majority of the cybersecurity community and stakeholders in the validation and verification of the trustworthiness of one's own products, internal processes and business procedures. The company has made the source code of its software available for independent reviews, carried out a number of third-party assessments - including the SOC2 audit by a Big Four company - and achieved ISO27001 certification for its data services. Kaspersky has also relocated its data processing infrastructure from Russia to Switzerland and today announced the successful completion of this transition.
Data processing relocation is complete
The relocation of data processing and data storage announced in November 2018 is now fully completed. In addition to Europe, the United States and Canada, Kaspersky has also shifted these processes to a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The list of countries that are part of the GTI relocation plans includes Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
The processing of threat-related data, which is voluntarily shared by users from the countries specified above and with their consent, is now carried out in two data centers at the Zurich location. In particular, these are suspicious or previously unknown malicious files that the company's solutions send to the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) for automatic malware analysis.
Eugene Kaspersky meets market expectations
“Since we announced our Global Transparency Initiative, which encompasses a series of bold changes – including the shift in data processing and storage, Kaspersky has not only reaffirmed its commitment to being a trusted partner, but has also anticipated market and regulator expectations” , emphasizes Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of the company. “In the three years that have passed since this announcement, data security approaches and regulations have changed significantly. We see that investing in trust and transparency is starting to become an industry standard and I am proud of our company for being among the pioneers and pioneers of such transparency in cybersecurity.”
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