F-Secure (formerly Data Fellows ) is a Finnish information security and privacy tool company headquartered in Helsinki . The company has 20 international offices and is represented in more than 100 countries. Security laboratories are located in Helsinki and Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The company develops and sells anti-virus , password manager , corporate access control systems and other security-related products and services.
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| Type of | public company |
| Base | 1988 |
| Former names | Data Fellows (1988-1999) |
| Founders | Petri Allas ( Fin. Petri Allas ), Risto Siilasmaa ( Fin. Risto Siilasmaa ) |
| Location |  Helsinki , Finland |
| Industry | Production of information security software |
| Site | f-secure.com |
History
F-Secure was founded by Petri Allas ( Fin. Petri Allas ) and Risto Siilasmaa ( Fin. Risto Siilasmaa ) in 1988 under the name Data Fellows . Data Fellows was engaged in training of users to work at computers and created databases to order. After 3 years, the company released its first large project in the field of application software and developed a heuristic scanner for antiviruses. In 1994, the company introduced the first version of its own antivirus for Microsoft Windows . In 1999, Data Fellows changed its name to F-Secure .
In June 2015, F-Secure acquired the Danish company nSense , which specialized in consulting in the field of security and vulnerability management [1] . In February 2017, F-Secure bought the private Italian company Inverse Path , which was involved in the security of avionics , automotive components and industrial equipment [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Osborne, Charlie. F-Secure snaps up security consultation firm nSense . ZDNet . CBS Corporation (June 4, 2015). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ Quicke, Simon. F-Secure acquires consultancy player Inverse Path . Computer Weekly . TechTarget (February 16, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.