Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Computer security |
Founded | 2003 |
Founder | Christian Mairoll |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Emsisoft Anti-Virus |
Website |
www |
Emsisoft Ltd. (est. 2003) is a New Zealand-based anti-virus software distributed company. [1] [2] They are notable for decrypting ransomware attacks [3] to restore data. [4]
Emsisoft is an anti-malware and cybersecurity software and consulting company founded in Austria in 2003 by Christian Mairoll. [5] [6] The company makes anti-malware software and decryption tools used by companies and individuals to help them recover computer files encrypted in ransomware attacks. [7] [8] It also tracks and generates studies on ransomware attacks. [9] [10]
Mairoll, who is CEO, relocated to rural New Zealand in 2014, [11] moving Emsisoft’s headquarters to the country, while its employees across Europe, Asia and the United States remained remote. [12] [5]
In 2019, Emsisoft donated decryption tools to Europol's No More Ransom project. [13] The company’s decryption tools were also used to help resolve the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, [14] DarkSide and BlackMatter ransomware attacks against dozens of companies across the U.S., Europe and Britain in 2021. [15] [16]
Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre used Emsisoft’s decryption tools in May 2021 to help the country's health service department recover from a ransomware attack. [17]
In early 2021 Emsisoft suffered a system data breach due to a configuration error, leading to the release of a database containing log records, including email addresses, generated by Emsisoft, and were accessed by at least one unauthorized individual. [18] After detecting the attack, Emsisoft implemented security mechanisms, including disconnecting the compromised system and investigated the incident using forensic analysis. Customers were notified and Emsisoft issued a public apology for the incident. [19]
Emsisoft's anti-malware technology is called Emsisoft Anti-Malware and has three versions: Anti-Malware Home, Business Security and Enterprise Security. [7] [8] [20] The company also makes an extension for the web browsers Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge that enables blocking access to malicious and phishing websites. [20]
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Computer security |
Founded | 2003 |
Founder | Christian Mairoll |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Emsisoft Anti-Virus |
Website |
www |
Emsisoft Ltd. (est. 2003) is a New Zealand-based anti-virus software distributed company. [1] [2] They are notable for decrypting ransomware attacks [3] to restore data. [4]
Emsisoft is an anti-malware and cybersecurity software and consulting company founded in Austria in 2003 by Christian Mairoll. [5] [6] The company makes anti-malware software and decryption tools used by companies and individuals to help them recover computer files encrypted in ransomware attacks. [7] [8] It also tracks and generates studies on ransomware attacks. [9] [10]
Mairoll, who is CEO, relocated to rural New Zealand in 2014, [11] moving Emsisoft’s headquarters to the country, while its employees across Europe, Asia and the United States remained remote. [12] [5]
In 2019, Emsisoft donated decryption tools to Europol's No More Ransom project. [13] The company’s decryption tools were also used to help resolve the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, [14] DarkSide and BlackMatter ransomware attacks against dozens of companies across the U.S., Europe and Britain in 2021. [15] [16]
Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre used Emsisoft’s decryption tools in May 2021 to help the country's health service department recover from a ransomware attack. [17]
In early 2021 Emsisoft suffered a system data breach due to a configuration error, leading to the release of a database containing log records, including email addresses, generated by Emsisoft, and were accessed by at least one unauthorized individual. [18] After detecting the attack, Emsisoft implemented security mechanisms, including disconnecting the compromised system and investigated the incident using forensic analysis. Customers were notified and Emsisoft issued a public apology for the incident. [19]
Emsisoft's anti-malware technology is called Emsisoft Anti-Malware and has three versions: Anti-Malware Home, Business Security and Enterprise Security. [7] [8] [20] The company also makes an extension for the web browsers Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge that enables blocking access to malicious and phishing websites. [20]