Qrator Labs, a Russian company specializing in DDoS-attack mitigation, has announced the launch of three traffic centers in the USA as an entry point into the local market, reports Russian IT portal ComNews.ru. The centers, based in Virginia, Texas and California, will work to filter unwanted traffic for potential clients. The company hopes to eventually become active in Canada as well.
“The USA is the most important market in the world for companies that are providing services in the field of information security. US customers are well aware of the need for services to counter DDoS-attacks, and are willing and able to pay for the work of professionals to help cope with this problem,” says head of Qrator Alexander Lyamin.
The company claims its methods have been tested over years of operations and are based on mathematical calculations that defend websites by accurately distinguishing between requests from bots and ordinary users. Qrator’s proposal is an attractive one in terms of technical elaboration and quality of service functionality, says Lyamin
However, the firm is set to face strong competition in the security solutions space and is aware of the potential impact of presently strained relations between the USA and Russia. To demonstrate its commitment to the local market, Qrator is opening a US-registered branch and is looking for a US citizen to head it.
Qrator Labs was founded in 2009 and assists a number of major Russian clients, including newspapers Vedomosti and Izvestiya; banks Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank, Svyaznoy Bank and Sberbank Ukraine; and e-commerce players Lamoda, Ulmart and Groupon, among others.
