Bitdefender key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- S.C. BITDEFENDER S.R.L.
- Headquarters
- Romania (RO)
- Ownership
- Part of Independent
- Founded
- 2001
- Data hosting
- EU (any EU region), Romania, United States
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted / Proprietary Cloud
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Certifications
- ISO 27001 (implied/standard for sector)
- Replaces
- CrowdStrike, SentinelOne Global, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky, Norton LifeLock, McAfee
About Bitdefender
Bitdefender is a premier global cybersecurity leader headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 2001, the company has grown into a strategic pillar of European digital security, serving over 170 countries. It is renowned for its proprietary antimalware technologies, which are licensed to over 150 global brands, meaning Bitdefender technology protects approximately 38% of the world's security solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio including the GravityZone platform, which provides unified endpoint protection, detection, and response (EDR) across diversas environments including cloud, physical, and virtual infrastructures. With more than half of its 1,600 employees dedicated to R&D, Bitdefender maintains a massive threat intelligence network that processes 30 billion queries daily to stay ahead of zero-day exploits and advanced persistent threats. While maintaining a strong global footprint with a secondary HQ in the US, its legal and operational core remains firmly rooted in the European Union.
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