Kaspersky will step up its push into the endpoint detection and response (EDR), operational technology (OT), and Linux server security markets.
Kaspersky said on the 16th that it signed a domestic distribution agreement with KCC Information & Communications. The two companies plan to use this partnership to expand a security portfolio that covers both IT and OT environments and to promote the spread of an integrated security framework that can respond to increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats.
According to Kaspersky, as awareness grows that antivirus and endpoint protection alone are not enough to effectively counter security threats, demand is rising for EDR solutions that support everything from threat detection to root-cause analysis and response. In response, Kaspersky plans to actively expand supply and win new customers for Kaspersky Next EDR Optimum, an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution that integrates detection, investigation, and response functions, targeting customers using entry licenses and corporations considering adopting EDR.
Without reinstalling the agent, this solution can add EDR features by changing only the license key and can trace and analyze ransomware infiltration paths. It can also extend EDR capabilities by leveraging the existing environment without additional hardware, reducing the burden of adoption and operations.
In OT security, it proposes a single product family that protects everything from IT environments such as design-room PCs to industrial sites such as factory production lines. It supports detecting unauthorized device connections, vulnerabilities, and abnormal control commands by analyzing industrial communication protocols even on closed networks separated from the external internet. Key targets include manufacturing sectors where protecting core technologies and supply chains is critical, such as semiconductors, automobiles, pharmaceuticals and biotech, and batteries.
It will also expand its Linux server security business. Targeting corporations that use Linux servers—such as financial firms, e-commerce corporations, and major infrastructure operators—it plans to supply solutions that detect and block fileless attacks and ransomware in real time. To reduce the impact on server performance and availability, the strategy is to apply a lightweight security agent with reduced central processing unit (CPU) and memory usage.
Lee Hyo-eun, head of Kaspersky Korea, said, "Through our collaboration with KCC Information & Communications, we will actively support domestic customers and partners in using Kaspersky's security technologies more broadly and in building security frameworks optimized for each industrial environment."