WOBURN, MA–( EMWNews – April 7, 2008) – Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of Internet

threat management solutions that protect against all forms of malicious

software, today announced the availability of Kaspersky® Hosted Security

Services (KHSS). Service Level Agreements guarantee highest quality

performance to eliminate current and future threats before they are able to

infiltrate the corporate network.

In 2007 alone the Kaspersky anti-virus lab detected more than 2 million new

viruses, more than double from 2006. With at least five new malware attacks

detected on the Internet every two minutes, that number is expected to

double again in 2008. It is no longer cost-effective nor time well-spent

for businesses of any size, to manage the first line of defense internally.

With Kaspersky Hosted Security Services, Kaspersky’s award-winning

anti-malware and anti-spam technology serves as the guardian at the gate,

protecting data and infrastructure on a cost-efficient basis. Each Hosted

Service is designed to ensure the integrity of company email, Internet use

and IM communications.

Softmart saw great value in the service when, on day one, the Company had a

reduction of more than 96% in spam coming to its servers. Now, when selling

the service as a partner of Kaspersky’s, Softmart says, “Kaspersky got it

right — the value is unheard of and the technology behind it is

unmatched.”

Main advantages of Kaspersky® Hosted Security Services include:

    

--  Amplified Security -- State-of-the-art security protection against all

    forms of malicious Internet attacks. Multiple malware scanning engines on a

    mass of servers are in place to stop unwanted content before any can reach

    the corporate IT perimeter.

    

--  Supercharged Scanning -- KHSS scanning engines process tens of

    thousands of rule sets without any processor degradation. This adds up to

    exceptional throughput and premium level protection using Kaspersky's

    patented security technology.

    

--  Comprehensive Spam Scrubbing -- KHSS keeps suspicious content in a

    quarantined queue and then processes it again within 20 minutes against new

    updated signature/heuristic rule sets to ensure against any false

    positives.

    

--  Comprehensive Proactive Protection -- Business are protected from

    known attacks through Kaspersky's rapid signature updating. Complementing

    this is a comprehensive set of heuristic rules intended to anticipate

    unknown or targeted zero-day attacks.

    

--  Lower Total Cost of Ownership -- No need to purchase any hardware or

    software; no installation required. And absolutely no maintenance costs.

    Companies can now save 30% and more of the cost of implementing their own

    gateway anti-malware security.

    

--  Instant Deployment and Scaling -- Adding new users, offices and local

    representatives can be done instantly on the Web.

    

--  Comprehensive Service Level Guarantees -- KHSS offers real-world

    Service Level Agreements with built-in business continuity assurances.

    

--  Full 24x7 Support -- U.S.-based 24x7 phone support provided at no

    additional charge.

    

Kaspersky® Hosted Security Services are built to meet the specific needs

of a company through three modules:

   Kaspersky® Hosted Email Security is an integrated system that provides

   security for mail traffic and protection from all email-borne threats --

   viruses, spam, hacker attacks, and phishing attacks -- before they reach

   the company network.



   Kaspersky® Hosted Web Security provides protection from IT threats

   that penetrate the corporate network via Internet gateways.



   Kaspersky® Hosted IM Security protects corporate networks from threats

   that spread via Internet pagers. Such threats include IM worms, spam

   (SPIM), as well as leaks of confidential information via IM clients.

   Protection from malicious programs is provided by Kaspersky®

   Anti-Virus and Kaspersky® BitHunt, a system that provides proactive

   detection of IT threats.

Quotes

Brian Burke, Program Director, Security Products, IDC

“We anticipate an overall growth in spending on hosted messaging security

services from $300 million in 2006 to $1.4 billion by 2011. Ease of

deployment, management, scalability, and reduction of workload for IT staff

are the driving forces for hosted security services. Navigating the

intricacies of today’s data security market is also costly in terms of

time, resources and expertise and having a trusted known entity such as

Kaspersky at the helm is imperative for ensuring total protection.”

Gary Mullen, Director, Managed Services, Kaspersky Lab

“We believe that Kaspersky is leading the charge into the next phase of

hosted security services. The combination of premium level support and

top-shelf Internet protection, delivered at a price companies can afford is

what it takes to set a new standard for hassle-free security.”

Learn More

More information about Kaspersky® Hosted Security Services is available

at: http://www.kaspersky.com/hosted_security.

About Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Lab delivers the world’s most immediate protection against IT

security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing

and spam. Kaspersky Lab products provide superior detection rates and the

industry’s fastest outbreak response time for large enterprises, SMBs, home

users and the mobile computing environment. Kaspersky® technology is also

used worldwide inside the products and services of more than 100 of the

industry’s leading IT security solution providers. Learn more at

www.kaspersky.com. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and

other IT security issues and trends, visit www.viruslist.com.