InfoWatch Group of Companies has summed up the year
The activities of the group of companies (GC) InfoWatch in 2017 presented such a number of interesting events that only their official presentation would have required to publish a small book of a little over 300 pages. Fortunately for publishers, as well as for those who do not always have time to follow our news, we have reduced the volume of the presented material by about 100 times and present to your attention only the most important facts from the company's life in the outgoing year.
The company's business turnover has been growing rapidly for five years in a row. In the fiscal year 2016, the revenue of InfoWatch GC exceeded 1.5 billion rubles , and the number of projects implementing DLP solutions increased by a third .
Due to the growing demand from regional customers, in 2017, InfoWatch-Volga representative offices were opened in the Innopolis and InfoWatch-Ural special economic zones in Tyumen, and framework agreements for the development of cooperation with the Khabarovsk Territory , Tyumen and Ulyanovsk areas.
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InfoWatch solutions were preferred by commercial customers and government agencies from various parts of Russia. One of the largest Russian insurance companies , AlfaStrakhovanie, has strengthened security controls using the DLP system InfoWatch Traffic Monitor at Moscow headquarters and plans to use it in 270 regional offices. And the first entity that introduced the Taygaphone complex as a mobile platform for electronic document management to the highest authorities was the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania .
Since 2017, InfoWatch Traffic Monitor has been supporting the operating system for building secure automated systems “Astra Linux Special Edition” - this version of the DLP system was certified by the Russian Ministry of Defense and aroused interest from a number of defense enterprises.
The company's successes in the domestic market were noted by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects, and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia included InfoWatch Group of Companies in the “National Champions” priority project, which were selected among the winners of the Russian high-tech emerging companies "TechUspeh-2017" .
In addition, the company showed a second growth rate in the IT services market .
In 2017, a new version of the DLP-system InfoWatch Traffic Monitor was released , which improves the efficiency of information security services (IB). The company's product portfolio was supplemented with unique solutions for the information security market, including a range of services to ensure data security and audit of an automated process control system , as well as the TigaFon software and hardware system to protect against information leaks through mobile devices and to control the use of smartphones in a working environment.
New opportunities to protect businesses from targeted external attacks were presented in the Attack Killer solution. The system of automatic protection of web resources minimizes the risks of errors that are associated with the human factor, and provides timely protection of sites from hacking technologies thanks to the principles of machine learning.
The development of technology partnerships ensured the compatibility of InfoWatch solutions with products from such companies as Cisco , Schneider Electric , RusBITech , InfoTex and MobilityLab , RuSIEM , Phishman and NeuroDAT SIEM .
InfoWatch Group of Companies started operations on the international market more than five years ago, according to Gartner estimates, the InfoWatch Traffic Monitor solution is among the best DLP products in the world. In 2017, the company's activities were focused on providing a full cycle of support to customers and partners in key regions of operation, including the countries of the Middle East (BV) and Southeast Asia (SEA).
To increase the export potential, InfoWatch and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) signed an agreement on the sale of a minority stake in Russian companies of the group. The value of the holding's assets in the domestic market was estimated at five billion rubles.
The company became the first DLP vendor from Russia to open a representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A second full-cycle office was opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The localized InfoWatch solutions were presented during the largest industry events in the BV and Southeast Asian regions, such as Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) , GITEX Technology Week (GTW), IV Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai (AFCS Dubai) and IFSEC Southeast Asia .
InfoWatch Group President Natalya Kasperskaya took part in the Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and the United Arab Emirates on trade, economic and technical cooperation. Today, the company develops cooperation with existing customers and carries out pilot projects for the implementation of InfoWatch solutions in government agencies and large companies in the countries of the Middle East. There is a growing demand for InfoWatch solutions from customers in the Southeast Asian region.
The success of InfoWatch in international markets was noted by Cnews Analytics experts and participants in the annual CNews Forum, during which the company won the annual CNews AWARDS award in the Expansion of the Year nomination. IT development outside of Russia. ”
One of the strategic priorities of the company is the development of personnel and expert potential. In 2017, the staff of InfoWatch increased by more than 20%. Every third new employee is a graduate of the “Professional Start with InfoWatch” internship program, in which students and graduates participate in the company's projects.
Together with the National Research University Higher School of Economics, the company opened the basic department of information security of enterprises at the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics. A.N. Tikhonova (MIEM HSE) and established a scholarship program for students of technical specialties in the field of information security.
InfoWatch supports the convergence of student training programs with market demands. The company's specialists have developed and conducted a special course of lectures and seminars for teachers and employees of Russian universities , which were attended by over 100 representatives of 22 universities from six federal districts and 14 subjects of the Russian Federation.
In addition, InfoWatch has become a partner of the All-Russian Student Olympiad , which is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and has developed and implemented a competence in the field of information security companies for the movement of young professionals at WorldSkills .
InfoWatch Group of Companies traditionally acted as the general partner of the largest business events in the corporate information security industry - the Business Information Security Summit, which took place in Moscow and St. Petersburg .
The information leaks that the InfoWatch Analytical Center daily records, without exaggeration, have become one of the most notable topics of 2017. The volume of data compromised during one year is already comparable to the population of the earth , and the volume of personal and financial data records flowing in Russia is comparable to the number of inhabitants of our country.
In order to meet all modern challenges, organizations need to maintain the integrated nature of security systems, to ensure readiness to prevent not only the actual spectrum of threats, but also to act preventively. We continue to monitor developments.
Business development
The company's business turnover has been growing rapidly for five years in a row. In the fiscal year 2016, the revenue of InfoWatch GC exceeded 1.5 billion rubles , and the number of projects implementing DLP solutions increased by a third .
Due to the growing demand from regional customers, in 2017, InfoWatch-Volga representative offices were opened in the Innopolis and InfoWatch-Ural special economic zones in Tyumen, and framework agreements for the development of cooperation with the Khabarovsk Territory , Tyumen and Ulyanovsk areas.
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InfoWatch solutions were preferred by commercial customers and government agencies from various parts of Russia. One of the largest Russian insurance companies , AlfaStrakhovanie, has strengthened security controls using the DLP system InfoWatch Traffic Monitor at Moscow headquarters and plans to use it in 270 regional offices. And the first entity that introduced the Taygaphone complex as a mobile platform for electronic document management to the highest authorities was the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania .
Since 2017, InfoWatch Traffic Monitor has been supporting the operating system for building secure automated systems “Astra Linux Special Edition” - this version of the DLP system was certified by the Russian Ministry of Defense and aroused interest from a number of defense enterprises.
The company's successes in the domestic market were noted by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects, and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia included InfoWatch Group of Companies in the “National Champions” priority project, which were selected among the winners of the Russian high-tech emerging companies "TechUspeh-2017" .
In addition, the company showed a second growth rate in the IT services market .
New technologies and expansion of the product line
In 2017, a new version of the DLP-system InfoWatch Traffic Monitor was released , which improves the efficiency of information security services (IB). The company's product portfolio was supplemented with unique solutions for the information security market, including a range of services to ensure data security and audit of an automated process control system , as well as the TigaFon software and hardware system to protect against information leaks through mobile devices and to control the use of smartphones in a working environment.
New opportunities to protect businesses from targeted external attacks were presented in the Attack Killer solution. The system of automatic protection of web resources minimizes the risks of errors that are associated with the human factor, and provides timely protection of sites from hacking technologies thanks to the principles of machine learning.
The development of technology partnerships ensured the compatibility of InfoWatch solutions with products from such companies as Cisco , Schneider Electric , RusBITech , InfoTex and MobilityLab , RuSIEM , Phishman and NeuroDAT SIEM .
International expansion
InfoWatch Group of Companies started operations on the international market more than five years ago, according to Gartner estimates, the InfoWatch Traffic Monitor solution is among the best DLP products in the world. In 2017, the company's activities were focused on providing a full cycle of support to customers and partners in key regions of operation, including the countries of the Middle East (BV) and Southeast Asia (SEA).
To increase the export potential, InfoWatch and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) signed an agreement on the sale of a minority stake in Russian companies of the group. The value of the holding's assets in the domestic market was estimated at five billion rubles.
The company became the first DLP vendor from Russia to open a representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A second full-cycle office was opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The localized InfoWatch solutions were presented during the largest industry events in the BV and Southeast Asian regions, such as Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) , GITEX Technology Week (GTW), IV Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai (AFCS Dubai) and IFSEC Southeast Asia .
InfoWatch Group President Natalya Kasperskaya took part in the Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and the United Arab Emirates on trade, economic and technical cooperation. Today, the company develops cooperation with existing customers and carries out pilot projects for the implementation of InfoWatch solutions in government agencies and large companies in the countries of the Middle East. There is a growing demand for InfoWatch solutions from customers in the Southeast Asian region.
The success of InfoWatch in international markets was noted by Cnews Analytics experts and participants in the annual CNews Forum, during which the company won the annual CNews AWARDS award in the Expansion of the Year nomination. IT development outside of Russia. ”
Investment in human capital
One of the strategic priorities of the company is the development of personnel and expert potential. In 2017, the staff of InfoWatch increased by more than 20%. Every third new employee is a graduate of the “Professional Start with InfoWatch” internship program, in which students and graduates participate in the company's projects.
Together with the National Research University Higher School of Economics, the company opened the basic department of information security of enterprises at the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics. A.N. Tikhonova (MIEM HSE) and established a scholarship program for students of technical specialties in the field of information security.
InfoWatch supports the convergence of student training programs with market demands. The company's specialists have developed and conducted a special course of lectures and seminars for teachers and employees of Russian universities , which were attended by over 100 representatives of 22 universities from six federal districts and 14 subjects of the Russian Federation.
In addition, InfoWatch has become a partner of the All-Russian Student Olympiad , which is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and has developed and implemented a competence in the field of information security companies for the movement of young professionals at WorldSkills .
InfoWatch Group of Companies traditionally acted as the general partner of the largest business events in the corporate information security industry - the Business Information Security Summit, which took place in Moscow and St. Petersburg .
Always fresh analytics in the field of data leaks
The information leaks that the InfoWatch Analytical Center daily records, without exaggeration, have become one of the most notable topics of 2017. The volume of data compromised during one year is already comparable to the population of the earth , and the volume of personal and financial data records flowing in Russia is comparable to the number of inhabitants of our country.
In order to meet all modern challenges, organizations need to maintain the integrated nature of security systems, to ensure readiness to prevent not only the actual spectrum of threats, but also to act preventively. We continue to monitor developments.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/347236/
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