Ģ019: Bitdefender opens its own Security Operations Center in San Antonio, Texas.Ģ021: Bitdefender unveils its extended detection and response (XDR) platform, offering business customers further visibility and incident context during investigations to accelerate threat validation, response actions and remediation. īitdefender acquires behavioral and network security analytics company RedSocks. Ģ018: Bitdefender creates a new subsidiary in Australia through the acquisition of assets from business partner SMS eTech.

The transaction values Bitdefender at more than $600 million. īritish fund Vitruvian buys a 30% stake in the company. Ģ017: Bitdefender makes its first major acquisition by acquiring French partner Profil Technology Source. Ģ011: Bitdefender launches enterprise range and virtualization security product.Ģ015: Bitdefender creates a new consumer product category with Bitdefender BOX and IoT security services. AVX solution is rebranded under the Bitdefender name.Ģ004: First offices outside Romania in US, Germany and UK.įurther expansion in the Middle East (2011) and Denmark for the Nordics Region (2015).Ģ007: Bitdefender becomes a separate business entity with external capital entry.Īxxess Capital Investment Fund enters the company's shareholding. The rapid growth of computer viruses leads to the development of Softwin AVX (AntiVirus eXpert)Ģ001: The Bitdefender subsidiary is created. Company milestones ġ990: Creation of Softwin, one of the first IT start-ups in post-communist Romania. Bitdefender software was originally developed by SOFTWIN and sold as AVX (Antivirus Expert) from 1996 until 2001, when its name was changed.

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