2. Project description
• The presence of anti-virus technologies responsive to new threats is a critical factor in
the defense and sovereignty of the state. Traditional antivirus systems do not manage
to update the databases in time, because thousands of new threats appear every day.
• Moreover, such software entrusts a decision-making process entirely to the user – the
weakest part in the security system.
• The project Smart UAC is aimed to provide users with an antivirus solution that finally
is able to prevent virus epidemic, without waiting for database updates, and not
putting the responsibility of decision-making on the user.
• Smart UAC is antivirus system of new generation, which combines the best aspects of
existing methods: behavior-based analysis and traces-based analysis.
3. Proven advantages of the
technology over main competitors
• Due to the tests conducted in Security Stronghold laboratory by our virus analysts,
researches of users’ focus groups and online users testing we can say that the main
advantage of Smart UAC is the level of protection, the ability to fight against
unknown threats and to prevent virus epidemics in a short time (due to behavioral
techniques and instantly transmission of information about the threat to their
copies worldwide).
• Another advantage is complex product offer: antivirus, cyber threats protection,
protection against Trojans, content filtering and graphical analysis.
4. Expected advantages of the
technology over main competitors
• It takes the user’s psychology into account.
• It is able to educate itself through the user’s choices.
• Less involvement of the user into the process leads to the automatic scanning of
the intercepted processes with the use of the large database of already known
threats.
5. Current R&D Status
• Beta version of the software with basic functionality (antivirus, cyber threats protection,
protection against Trojans) is ready and tested by 5K users.
• The Company is developing decision making and content filtering modules. The software is
constantly being improved.
• Feedback from users and from reputable publications has been received.
• In the near future: full completion of the functional of anti-virus system; release of Pro,
Enterprise and Free versions; active patenting; carrying out the expanded advertising
campaign; active sales.
• Has got 2 patents (probabilistic antivirus analysis of objects), 1 patent
application filed (the extraction device of the stable vectors of features).
The company plans patenting abroad in 2013-2014. Innovations are also
protected in the know-how mode.
6. The Market
• Antivirus market (estimated at $17B) is very competitive. More than thousand
companies produce antivirus solutions for the wide range of different consumers.
40% of the market consist of free security related products.
• The world antivirus market grows at the rate of 10-15% a year. The Russian market
grows 25% every year. Due to relatively unused potential of the large working
applications and increase in the complexity of hackers attacks there is a wide
range of opportunities for the involvement in this market in a medium and long-
term perspective.
• Popular traditional antiviruses are: Kaspersky Internet Security, Norton Antivirus,
Avast Pro Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus and Eset Nod32 Antivirus .
8. Team/Company
• The team of 16 is led by Konstantin Artemyev, CEO. 8-years’ experience. Graduate of
Astrakhan State Technical Univ. (ASTU), Automated Process Control System (APCS).
Valeriy Laptev, Business Dev. 20-years’ experience at ASTU. PhD, associate prof. of
Automated systems of information control and processing chair.
• The company is focused on protecting computers from malicious programs like
viruses, Trojans, spyware, adware, trackware, keyloggers and other kinds of online
threats. Its products are intended both for home and corporate users.
• The final product is Antivirus software licenses, SaaS service. The commercialization
directions are: free download with paid updates; OEM-sales through integrator-
companies; freemium; offline sales.
• Since May, 2009 Security Stronghold company is the official partner of Intel®
corporation
9. Project manager
• Konstantin Artemyev – the sole proprietor, the head of team and
the general director of Security Stronghold Company. Experience of
business activity - 8 years.
• Scientific activity: winner of the competition "Conference of Young
Scientists on Information Search", Taganrog 2008; author of several
scientific publications.
• Role in team: CEO, marketing, advertizing, communications with
partners, system architecture, design of technologies and
processes, subsystems of artificial intelligence, the general project
management.
• The team also includes the Russian and foreign successful
businessmen, top managers, high quality experts in the field of
computer technologies.
10. Investment Opportunity
Seeking $1.55M structured as $1.2M of equity investment, $.33M Skolkovo grant
and $.02M other funds to complete collective intelligence functionality; to release
alpha, beta and commercial version of the product (with integrated e-commerce
eSellerate and Avangate systems); to begin sales.
11. Contacts
Konstantin Artemyev, CEO
+7 (903)347-4476
KonstantinArtemev@gmail.com
www.securitystronghold.com
