Bratislava – Slovakia, October 21, 2020 – ESET, a global leader in IT and cybersecurity, today announces that its exclusive partner in Japan, Canon Marketing Japan Inc., has received the #1 ranking in the security products category of the Nikkei Computer’s customer satisfaction survey for the eighth year in a row. Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. is the largest content provider in the country. The prestigious 2020 survey was completed by the IT departments of over 12,000 businesses and local governments, assessing providers across seven groups of criteria; Overall Satisfaction, Performance & Functionality, Reliability, Operability, Cost, Support and Intent to Renew. Respondents assigned satisfaction scores to their selected products on a scale from Satisfied to Dissatisfied for each sub-category. Final scores were calculated as an average of all given points in each respective sub-category. Canon Marketing Japan Inc. won first place in the survey and is noted as particularly competitive in pricing, performance and functionality – having exceeded the industry average for the last five years. ESET’s portfolio of Endpoint Security solutions, a central part of Canon Marketing Japan Inc.’s security product portfolio, combines multi-layered antivirus capabilities with intuitive software and a low system footprint. The result is award-winning, comprehensive protection for organizations of all sizes. Hiroya Kuroda, Country Manager at ESET Japan, commented, “We are extremely pleased for our Partner, Canon Marketing Japan Inc., and our products to be recognized in Japan for helping to support cutting-edge security services. The threat landscape faced by businesses today is ever evolving and marked by never-ending attacks. To stay ahead of the game, ESET has doubled its R&D investment worldwide over the past five years with almost 40 per cent of employees working in research and development. This has allowed us to protect our customers with industry-leading security solutions that are innovative, powerful, reliable and easy to use.” Learn more about ESET Endpoint Security solutions here.

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today announces it is ‘graduating’ from its participation in the VB100 and VBSpam tests, following a final assessment in August 2020 by Virus Bulletin (VB). The VB100 test was one of the first relevant global antivirus tests, as executed by the world-renowned independent testing and certification body Virus Bulletin. After 22 years of outstanding results, ESET is refocusing its testing participation to reflect the evolved cybersecurity landscape.

As the endpoint security provider with the highest number of awards in the VB100, and an 18-year passing streak from 2002 to 2020, ESET is immensely proud of its achievements. Highlights from ESET’s participation in the test include the very first test passed in May 1998, followed by a consistent performance since June 2002 of 0 false positives, a 100% WildList detection rate and solid product stability and performance.

Over the past 22 years, ESET has participated in 135 VB100 tests covering 23 operating systems, all the way from Windows 95 to Windows 10. All major ESET products have been evaluated across both the enterprise and consumer segments, including ESET Endpoint Security and ESET Internet Security.

Due to the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, along with our newly developed detection and prevention technologies, ESET will focus on advanced forms of testing that can help improve endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities, especially against the techniques employed by APT groups and Ransomware.

Juraj Malcho, Chief Technology Officer at ESET, commented, “Although our participation in VB100 testing has now come to an end, we are immensely proud of the results we have achieved over the last 22 years. It has been a privilege to be involved in one of the pioneering AV tests, and we value the insight and validation that has come over the last two decades.”

Ignacio Sbampato, Chief Business Officer at ESET, added, “ESET is the only Endpoint Security vendor that had 0 false positive and the top detection rate in any test or certification for 18 years in a row. Solid and successful test results are essential in maintaining our reputation for award-winning, cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. It is our mission to provide a safe and secure technology experience for businesses and consumers around the world, and to ensure that we are one step ahead of potential threats. With the malware landscape becoming increasingly sophisticated, we look forward to engaging in some of the advanced evaluations that can strenuously test our EDR capabilities.”

Learn more about ESET’s award-winning solutions here.

Science is key to solving global problems such as pandemics and climate change, but we need leaders who listen to science. Physics professor and Nobel Prize Laureate Kip Thorne, who chaired the international jury of the ESET Science Award, called for respect for science in his speech. The ESET Science Award is an ambitious project run by global cybersecurity company ESET, which recognizes the best scientists in Slovakia whose work makes a difference on a global scale.

Bratislava, Slovakia, October 15 – Professor Kip Thorne received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for the first direct detection of gravitational waves whose signal was generated by the collision of two black holes 1.3 billion years ago. Professor Thorne is not only a phenomenal scientist, but he also consulted on and co-authored Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Interstellar.

In his latest speech as the ESET Science Award international jury chair, Professor Thorne pointed out the importance of listening to scientists and respecting scientific knowledge.

“Science and technology based on scientific research are key to solving problems such as pandemics or climate change. But I consider it equally important to encourage the respect of politicians and the public for science and scientists.”
Professor Thorne reiterated that viral diseases are one of humanity’s most serious problems today. “Many countries have ignored the voice of scientists in dealing with the pandemic. Slovakia can be a positive example for the world, on how scientific solutions can save many lives,” he explained with regards to the current COVID-19 situation, while pointing out the original Slovak research on the coronavirus.

Funded by the ESET Foundation, a team of Slovak scientists developed their own internationally validated COVID-19 tests. In a rapid response to the pandemic, the team donated 100,000 kits for routine testing to the Slovak Republic and has made the tests available to other countries.

Since joining as the chair of the international jury of the second year of the ESET Science Award, Professor Thorne is dedicated to support the initiative in the coming years. The ESET Foundation and ESET continue in their goal of supporting and recognizing scientists and researchers in Slovakia – and, in the future, in other parts of the world.

“We need new generations of leaders who will lead the world to responsible and science-based solutions. The key benefit of the ESET Science Award is this inspiration and recognition of how important science is for society,” said Professor Thorne.

The ESET Science Award is held under the auspices of Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic, and has received praise from international personalities such as Sir Roger Penrose, who is one the recipients of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics.

“I believe that the authority of science and scientists should be taken into account in the public discourse too. Because not only do we live in an era with a global pandemic, but also an infodemic, one which is defined by the systematic production of misinformation,” Mrs. Čaputová said in her opening address.
At the ceremony, Fedor Šimkovic was named laureate in the category Outstanding Personality of Slovak Science, Tamás Csanádi was named winner in the Outstanding Young Scientist under 35 category, and Ivan Varga became the Outstanding University Teacher laureate.

The ESET Science Award jury comprised other excellent scientists and researchers, namely, the Czech chemist Hana Dvořáková, British biologist Fiona Watt, German physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer (former Director of CERN), German chemist Ralf Riedel and Hungarian mathematician Tibor Krisztin.

For more information, visit www.esetscienceaward.sk/en, watch Professor Thorne’svideo hereand read more about the winners at here.

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