Advertisement

KasperskyOS announced; a secure solution for IoT and more

According to Eugene Kaspersky, the idea was to build a secure OS that combats the growing threat of unsecured devices.

Advertisement
Tech2 News Staff|Feb 21, 2017, 18:42:44 IST

Cybersecurity and antivirus software experts Kaspersky today announced its all-new KasperskyOS. The software is a secure operating system designed to work on network devices, industrial control systems and of course IoT.According to Eugene Kaspersky's official blog, the company has been working on this project for 14 years. The same was codenamed 11-11 because the idea was conceived on November 11.The idea was to build a secure OS that combat the growing threat of unsecured devices.KasperskyOS or KOS is expected to work with all platforms (Windows, MacOS and Linux) to provide a practical and accessible solution for the world of connected devices.The system is mainly made up of three products, which includes KOS, a standalone secure hypervisor (KSH) and a system for secure interaction between OS components."What we do is enough for many applications. However, with some applications, even the smallest risk of a cyberattack is a disaster. When security has to be guaranteed, we have to build something new. Something that is secure by design." said Kaspersky in a blog post.The pricing of the product will vary according to the application.

Advertisement
Handpicked stories, in your inbox
Global stories. Indian perspective. Zero noise.
No Spam. Unsubscribe Any Time.
First Published:Feb 21, 2017, 18:42:44 IST
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending Stories

China's Kimi K3 challenges US AI leaders with frontier-level performance at lower cost

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI has unveiled its latest open-weight AI model, Kimi K3, with early results suggesting it could compete with some of the world's most advanced AI systems developed by leading US companies
2 min read
Advertisement
Advertisement
Up Next