Kaspersky Lab appoints ECS Astar to expand business in Malaysia

Kaspersky Lab, one of the world’s largest and most renowned cybersecurity organisations has announced that they have appointed ECS Astar to grow and expand their digital, SMB and enterprise solutions to a wider market. As one of the most rapidly growing digital economies in Asia, Malaysia is a key market for Kaspersky Lab.

For the uninitiated, ECS Astar Sdn Bhd is an IT and product solutions provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of ECS ICT Berhad, an MSC Status company listed on  the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

The partnership between Kaspersky Lab and ECS Astar sees the distributor offering access to the cybersecurity outfit’s suite of B2C and B2B security products that include Kaspersky Antivirus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and more.

Kaspersky Lab is expanding their presence in the region including establishing their Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore last year where we managed to get the opportunity to check it out and even meet the man himself, Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Labs.

“Consumers and businesses, big or small, is aware that protection is not just about basic security anymore, rather it is about building cyber-resilience into the very heart of the people and organisations. With the rapid growth of the digital economy, such as Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), the partnership is strategic as it strengthens on presence in the digital economy space. We welcome ECS Astar Sdn Bhd to be a part of our global network of putting the customer first and our uncompromising service standard.” said Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager, Southeast Asia, Kaspersky Lab. For more details swing by www.kaspersky.com