Quick Heal Technologies has been granted a patent for its ground-breaking anti-ransomware technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Post the patent approval, Quick Heal has become the first Indian company to indigenously develop and be awarded a patent for AI-powered anti-ransomware technology, designed and developed by Quick Heal’s R&D and innovation centre in Pune.
Ransomware have evolved over the years to avoid signature-based detection and, therefore, can easily sneak past traditional security measures. These attacks accounted for 23 per cent of over 973 million malware attacks on end-user devices across the country in 2018 alone, according to the latest annual Quick Heal Threat Report.
Powered by AI and machine learning at its core, the technology uses signature-less behavioural detection to proactively block new and unknown ransomware attacks in real-time.
Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies, said, “India remains prone to cyber attacks due to insufficient awareness about digital security, coupled with the growing sophistication and scale of cyber threats. Against such a backdrop, we are pleased to present the latest addition to our range of innovative security solutions. The cutting-edge anti-ransomware technology is capable of providing advanced protection against the rising threat of ransomware to consumers’ digital devices and enterprise endpoints. The patent grant underscores our advanced cybersecurity capabilities and motivates us to develop more innovative solutions that can deliver the most effective and robust digital security to all of our customers.”
Seqrite, the enterprise arm of Quick Heal Technologies, has also launched a proprietary, AI-led threat hunting engine – GoDeep.AI – to hunt down existing and emerging threats to ensure digital security to its customers.
