When technology enables progress,
ESET is here to protect it

2005
Present in 100 countries
 around the world Protecting digital lives across half the planet. Today, ESET products are available virtually everywhere, including Antarctica.

2006
Overall winner of
AV-Comparatives’
Antivirus tests

2007
Overall winner of
AV-Comparatives’
Antivirus tests

2011
Richard Marko
appointed CEO Marko began his journey at ESET in 1994. He was Chief Technology Officer since from 2008 until his appointment as the company’s CEO in 2011. He is also a co-owner of the company.

2011
The ESET Foundation
established The ESET Foundation aims to help communities and organizations in Slovakia to overcome challenges in the field of education, science and building a better society. It has supported more than 600 projects with a total value of 3.4 million Euros.

2012
Introduced Exploit
Blocker technology This pioneering technology is capable of monitoring frequently abused applications, such as web browsers, email clients and JAVA scripts.

2013
Launch of the
award-winning
WeLiveSecurity blog The popular blog is home to ESET’s research publications and provides a comprehensive source of internet security news, tips and insights.

2016
First to break the
magical 100 VB100
Awards threshold ESET NOD32 became the first product to ever pass the magical threshold of 100 VB100 Awards received by a single product.

2017
Discovery of
Industroyer malware ESET discovered one of the biggest threats to date, which caused a power outage in Kyiv in December 2016.

2018
Discovery of
LoJax malware ESET researchers uncovered the first UEFI rootkit found in the wild, courtesy of the infamous SEDNIT group.

2018
Discovery of
BlackEnergy’s successor
- GreyEnergy ESET research uncovered a successor to the BlackEnergy APT group, which caused the first-ever blackout caused by a cyberattack. GreyEnergy has been used to attack energy companies and other high-value targets in Ukraine and Poland since 2015.

2018
Published
the first GRI
Sustainability report The report summarizes ESET’s CSR activities in Slovakia and focuses on the following key areas - ethics as a business foundation, safer technologies, satisfied employees and a better Slovakia.

2019
Founding member
of Google’s App
Defense Alliance ESET became the founding member of the Google App Defense Alliance to protect the Google Play Store. ESET provides its award-winning detection capabilities and improved security for the Android ecosystem and spearheads investigations that make the Google Play Store safer.

2019
Discovery of
Attor cyberespionage
platform ESET identified a previously unreported espionage platform, used in targeted attacks against diplomatic missions and governmental institutions.

2019
Named ‘Champion’ in
Canalys Cybersecurity
Leadership Matrix The feat was repeated in 2020 and 2021.

2019
Named only
Challenger in Gartner
MQ for EPP The feat was repeated in 2020 and 2021.

2019
Named EPP Customers’
Choice by Gartner
Peer Insights

2019
ESET Science Award
launched ESET introduced the ESET Science Award to recognize exceptional individuals in Slovak science. The award is presented by the ESET Foundation with the objective of highlighting the achievements of Slovak scientists and improving the status of Slovak science, both in Slovakia and within the international scientific research community.

2020
Discovery of KrØØk
vulnerability in
Wi‑Fi chips ESET researchers discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Wi‑Fi chips causing over a billion devices (such as smartphones and laptops) to be susceptible to an all-zero encryption key encrypting part of the user’s communication.

2020
100^th AV-TEST
certificate received ESET achieved the milestone of receiving 100 AV-TEST certificates and/or awards, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of its first ever AV-TEST award in June 2010.

2020
Named 'Strategic Leader'
in AV-Comparatives
EPR Test

2020
Diversity Charter
signed ESET became a signatory and ambassador of the Diversity Charter. ESET believes in creating a respectful environment in which all its employees feel welcome, without exception.

2020
Diversity Charter
signed ESET became a signatory and ambassador of the Diversity Charter. ESET believes in creating a respectful environment in which all its employees feel welcome, without exception.

2021
Discovery of MS
Exchange vulnerability
ProxyLogon ESET identified more than 10 different threat actors that likely leveraged the Microsoft Exchange remote code execution in order to install implants on victims’ email servers.

2021
Participated in
MITRE ATT&CK Carbanak
+ FIN7 Evaluation With a visibility more than 90% into the attack sub-steps, ESET placed in the top ranks of participating vendors.

2021
Named Major Player in IDC’s MarketScape Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises