(L-R): Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia; and Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab.
In line with its drive towards building trust in the cybersecurity industry, Kaspersky has announced the opening of its first Transparency Center in Asia Pacific, in partnership with CyberSecurity Malaysia – Malaysia’s national cybersecurity specialist agency. The company’s third code review facility will be located in Cyberjaya, alongside key cyber-related government agencies and companies in the country.
Like its counterparts in Zurich and Madrid, the Transparency Center in Malaysia will serve as a trusted facility for the company’s partners and government stakeholders to come and check the source code of Kaspersky’s solutions. The new center will also function as a briefing center where guests will be able to learn more about Kaspersky’s engineering and data processing practices.
“It’s great to be here in Kuala Lumpur – in the heart of the Asia-Pacific region –to announce the opening of our third Transparency Center. We intend to show customers and government stakeholders that our products are 100 percent trustworthy and ensure the highest level of cybersecurity protection. The launch also proves that the activities we planned under our pioneering Global Transparency Initiative remain on track”, says, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab.
Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia, views, “As the threat landscape continues to evolve in Malaysia and in the region, we believe that it is crucial for private companies such as Kaspersky and government agencies to build trust and mutual cooperation. Kaspersky’s willingness to open their doors and data processes further shows that they have nothing to hide. As a third-party entity, we also share their insights and concerns to make the cybersecurity industry better. We really hope that our partnership will be an example for more governments and private entities in exercising fairness and transparency for the benefit of our citizens and the cybersecurity industry.”
“We’re excited to unlock the doors of this digital hub to let users experience the services and capabilities of Kaspersky’s cybersecurity technology here in our region. As a paradigm shift for the cybersecurity industry, this facility would be located in Cyberjaya—all thanks to the kind cooperation of CyberSecurity Malaysia. We’re grateful for their trust and commitment towards us as this third-party validation proves that private companies and public agencies can team-up to better protect users from cybercrime,” comments Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director, APAC, Kaspersky Lab.
The new center is being opened as part of the company’s Global Transparency Initiative – a brainchild of Kaspersky which aims to address the growing demand from partners and government stakeholders for more information on how its products and technologies work. The center will open for its first visitors early next year.
Government regulators and enterprise clients of Kaspersky can request to review the company’s solutions and services including threat analysis, secure review, and the application security testing process. They can also review the source code of Kaspersky’s consumer and enterprise solutions – Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS); Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES), and Kaspersky Security Center (KSC).
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