In particular, under this agreement, Airtel’s broadband customers will be offered F-Secure’s award-winning solutions via the Airtel PC Secure service, which offers a very high level of security including proactive protection via F-Secure’s DeepGuard technology, parental control and protection from security threats like phishing, viruses, spyware, malware and Trojans.
The best part is the F-Secure’s Protection service is integrated into one user-friendly and automatically updated package. This service will be integrated into Airtel’s monthly Internet subscription service in a phased manner.
In the first phase, the Airtel PC Secure service will be immediately offered to Airtel broadband home users which will be available at an annual subscription charge. However, this service will be offered to business users at a later time period.
According to Kimmo Alkio, President and CEO of F-Secure, “F-Secure’s partnership with Airtel is another important milestone for us in India. Airtel has shown great forward thinking in the way it approaches and sustains its customers. Their endeavor to provide the power of limitless discovery on the Internet and 100% customer satisfaction are values we strongly support. By offering superior data security services to their customers we hope to bolster their continued success.”
“F-Secure has been the pioneer in providing security as a service through ISP partners around the world. With more than 160 ISP partners we are the leader in this market, and will continue to focus on serving the growing demand for secure Internet access,” added Alkio.
The F-Secure Protection Service provides a complete and easy-to-use protection against all Internet threats, whether they are known or previously unidentified. It’s features include:
Award-winning antivirus software
Easy-to-use personal firewall
Advanced antispyware
F-Secure DeepGuard technology which constantly monitors software behavior on the computer, ensuring that no malicious programs can take over the computer even if no signature-based detection yet is available for the attacking program
Filters unwanted spam and so-called phishing attempts from incoming e-mails
Using parental control access to websites with questionable content can be blocked
Speaking about the partnership, Mr. Atul Bindal, President, Airtel Broadband & Telephone Services, said, “Being a leading service provider, we at Airtel are constantly taking initiatives to raise the bar and be the first to make a better offering for our Broadband and Voice customers. In today’s rapidly expanding online environment, customers are increasingly facing threats from viruses, spyware, hackers and other threats. Our alliance with F-Secure is our endeavor to address the increasing security needs of our customers and provide them with a safe online environment while surfing the Internet.”
