OREANDA-NEWS. Kaspersky Lab has been named a “Leader” in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms*. The company was placed in the leader’s quadrant for the fourth year in a row based on both the “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute” categories specified by Gartner experts.

The Magic Quadrant categorizes included vendors of the research into four groups: “Leaders,” “Challengers,” “Visionaries” and “Niche Players.” Kaspersky Lab was included in the leaders quadrant for the fourth consecutive year based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. The company has continued to improve its position in the quadrant and was positioned second furthest for “completeness of vision” in the leaders quadrant.

Nikita Shvetsov, Chief Technology Officer at Kaspersky Lab, commented on the results: “We are proud to be placed among the ‘Leaders’ in Gartner Magic Quadrant for the fourth consecutive year. We believe this has become possible because of our continued effort in extending our award-winning threat intelligence beyond AV into providing security solutions for virtual and mobile workplace.”

A complimentary copy of the Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Peter Firstbrook, John Girard, Neil MacDonald, December 22, 2014 is available here.