{"id":8668,"date":"2015-05-13T12:59:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/?p=8668"},"modified":"2017-09-24T17:29:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T15:29:20","slug":"kaspersky-lab-european-research-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/kaspersky-lab-european-research-center\/8668\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to protect you: welcome to our European Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday my favorite part of Kaspersky Lab \u2014 which is certainly the lab itself \u2013 grew, as we have opened our first European Research Center. It will be home to those on the frontline of the ongoing battle against cyber threats, housing UK members of Kaspersky Lab\u2019s Global Research and Analysis Team<\/a> (GReAT), including myself, and the Anti-Malware Research Team. At the end of the day, this new European Research Center will help to better protect both Europeans and our other customers worldwide. The following are five different ways our new lab will make this happen:<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a><\/p>\n

Reason 1. Analyzing malware round the clock<\/h3>\n

Ten years ago, Kaspersky Lab analysts worked round the clock in their Moscow-based facility. They endured night shifts and other unpleasant, but necessary, duties to make sure that protection against new threats could be deployed in an hour or two. As new analyst centers emerged, those duties became redundant.<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a><\/p>\n

By developing additional facilities in Seattle and Beijing, the Kaspersky Lab Anti-Malware Team manages to react to new threats very quickly, without the need for night shifts. In fact, our infrastructure is almost completely automated, detecting approximately 99% of the 325,000 new threats that emerge daily<\/a>,\u00a0without manual human effort. However, analysts must be present and prepared at all times to address the remaining 1%, which are the most complex cases.\u00a0Having a European team can greatly reduce the delayed reaction time upon discovery of local threats.<\/p>\n

Reason 2. Making things transparent<\/h3>\n

As Alex Moiseev, Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab Europe, puts it, \u201cwe have our displays turned to the public. Through a glass wall, you can see what we do \u2013 this is transparency taken quite literally. We don\u2019t hide either our technology or our processes from customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a><\/p>\n

Here at Kaspersky Lab we believe that cyber threats should be addressed at a global level. Regardless of a threat\u2019s origin, the cyber security community (of which Kaspersky Lab is a prominent representative) should swiftly research said threat and make sure everyone is informed and protected. Arguably, the most vital part of this process is international cooperation between security companies (even direct competitors), law enforcement authorities, CERTs and so on.<\/p>\n

To increase cooperation effectiveness, Kaspersky Lab tries to place its researchers in every part of the world. Just a month ago, we took part in the grand opening of INTERPOL\u2019s Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore<\/a>, and now it\u2019s our turn to unwrap our new infrastructure that is helping to counter computer crime in Europe.<\/p>\n

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Our new research center is opening in London today! #KLResearch<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5sRTqWb5ba<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) May 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n