OREANDA-NEWS. November 13, 2012. Kaspersky Lab has provided the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation with the Kaspersky Work Space Security solution for centralized protection of information networks. The implementation for 2,600 workplaces was performed by CROC, Kaspersky Lab's Enterprise Partner. The project included the transition to Kaspersky Lab's market-proven security solution for protection against all types of internet threats.

"We continue to work on expanding the use of advanced technology and developing a unified information environment for all FAS Russia units and thereby improving the effectiveness of anti-monopoly control, internal processes and interagency operations. However, this effort would be impossible without a reliable information security system," says Olga Danilyuk, Chief Specialist/Expert at the IT Administration of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. "Flexible, scalable, fully compliant with Russian legislation and with high-quality technical support services — Kaspersky Lab's software solution fully meets our expectations."

"Government agencies around the world are being attacked more and more often by cybercriminals. Which means that lax information security within the government sector can lead to irreparable damage," comments Sergey Zemkov, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab. "We have extensive experience working with government institutions for whom information confidentiality and security is of the highest priority. Our cooperation with FAS Russia, one of the main regulators in the country, is yet more proof of how our solutions comply with the highest standards."

"The data protection ‘arms race’ never stops: as security solutions increase in reliability, the attack methods used by cybercriminals become more sophisticated," says Mikhail Bashlykov, Head of Information Security, CROC. "We witness this trend in our security solutions business: in 2011 this segment grew by 51% and CROC was the second-largest IT security market player in Russia with a 6% share according to an IDC report.”

Kaspersky Work Space Security is an optimal solution for protecting workplaces, including mobile ones, both within and outside corporate networks from all types of today's online threats: viruses, spyware, hacker attacks and spam. By controlling all incoming and outgoing data traffic on the computer (email, internet traffic and networking), the product guarantees information security for users wherever they are.

About the Federal Antimonopoly Service

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) is a federal executive body responsible for adopting regulatory acts and exercising control and supervision over competition law compliance in the product market, fair competition protection in the financial services market, and protection of natural monopoly activities and advertising. FAS Russia also controls legal compliance with regard to the placement of orders for goods, work and services for the state and municipal authorities and exercises control over foreign investments in the Russian Federation.

CROC is a leader in IT infrastructure design and implementation and the number one systems integration service provider in Russia (IDC reports, 2002-2012). CROC is one of the five largest IT companies in Russia (RIA Analytics 2012, Expert Rating Agency 2011) and one of Russia’s Top 200 Private Companies (Forbes 2012).

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 15-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for consumers, SMBs and enterprises. The company currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide.