Kaspersky Lab

Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider
Organization software_company Q489943
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Kaspersky Lab was founded on June 26, 1997 by Eugene Kaspersky. The company is a joint-stock company headquartered in Moscow[1].

It operates in the computer security industry and produces antivirus software. As of 2016, Kaspersky Lab employed 3,300 people.

Kaspersky Lab

Summary

Kaspersky Lab is a software company[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaspersky Lab was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[3].
  • Kaspersky Lab is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Kaspersky Lab is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Kaspersky Lab's image is recorded as Kaspersky virlab.JPG[6].
  • Kaspersky Lab's instance of is recorded as software company[7].
  • Kaspersky Lab's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • Kaspersky Lab's founder is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[9].
  • Eugene Kaspersky is named after Kaspersky Lab[10].
  • Kaspersky Lab's logo image is recorded as Kaspersky logo.svg[11].
  • Kaspersky Lab's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow[12].
  • Kaspersky Lab's chief executive officer is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[13].
  • Kaspersky Lab's ISNI is recorded as 000000009708989X[14].
  • Kaspersky Lab's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143517711[15].
  • Kaspersky Lab's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 155368182[16].
  • Kaspersky Lab's IdRef ID is recorded as 162200064[17].
  • Kaspersky Lab's Commons category is recorded as Kaspersky[18].
  • Kaspersky Lab's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q7737 (rus)-Svetlov Artem-Kaspersky Lab.wav[19].
  • Kaspersky Lab's industry is recorded as computer security[20].
  • Kaspersky Lab's chairperson is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[21].
  • +1997-06-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kaspersky Lab[22].
  • Kaspersky Lab's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02sjpw[23].
  • Kaspersky Lab's location of formation is recorded as Moscow[24].
  • Kaspersky Lab's official website is recorded as https://www.kaspersky.com/[25].
  • Kaspersky Lab's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaspersky[26].
  • Kaspersky Lab's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][27].

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Founding

Kaspersky Lab's founder is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[9]. +1997-06-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Moscow[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AO Kaspersky Lab'}[28] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'АО «Лаборато́рия Каспе́рского»'}[29].

Leadership

Kaspersky Lab's chief executive officer is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[13]. Its chairperson is recorded as Eugene Kaspersky[21].

Operations

Kaspersky Lab's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow[12].

Industry

Kaspersky Lab's industry is recorded as computer security[20].

Ownership

Kaspersky Lab's product or material produced is recorded as antivirus software[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kaspersky Lab include Kaspersky OS[31], an Unix-like operating system[32], founded in 2015[33].

Why It Matters

Kaspersky Lab ranks in the top 7% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It is credited with the discovery of Operation Triangulation[36], a cyberattack[37]. Entities named for it include Kaspersky OS[31], an Unix-like operating system[32], founded in 2015[33].

FAQs

What did Kaspersky Lab discover?

Kaspersky Lab is credited as discoverer of Operation Triangulation[36].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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