ESET
Slovak internet security company
ESET is a Slovak cybersecurity company headquartered in Bratislava. Founded in 1992 by Miroslav Trnka, Peter Paško and Rudolf Hrubý, it originated from the NOD antivirus software developed by Trnka and Paško in 1987. The company develops cybersecurity software and services for consumers and organizations, including endpoint security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), threat intelligence and managed detection and response (MDR). ESET is privately held and is one of the largest cybersecurity companies headquartered in Europe.
In May 2026, NATO announced a strategic, non-commercial cybersecurity partnership with ESET, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and cooperation between NATO and the private sector.
History
1987–1992
The product NOD was launched in Czechoslovakia when the country was part of the Soviet Union's sphere of influence. Under the communist regime, private entrepreneurship was banned. It wasn't until 1992 when Miroslav Trnka and Peter Paško, together with Rudolf Hrubý, established ESET as a privately owned limited liability company in the former Czechoslovakia. In parallel with NOD, the company also started developing Perspekt. They adopted the name ESET, from the Slovak name of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of health, marriage and love, as the company name.
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