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The strategic partnership between cybersecurity leader Bitdefender and CKH Innovations Opportunities Development (CKH IOD) is expanding its European footprint. The two companies have announced a new collaboration to deliver advanced endpoint protection solutions to consumers of Drei Austria, marking a significant extension of their existing partnership beyond the UK and Italy.
Bitdefender and CKH IOD expand their cybersecurity partnership to include Drei Austria.
Drei Austria subscribers gain access to Bitdefender's endpoint protection for PCs and mobile devices.
The solution protects against malware, phishing, online scams, and identity theft.
Protection is delivered via Bitdefender OneApp, a unified application for multiple devices.
The move addresses rising consumer threats, with 24% reporting a security incident in the last year.
This expansion includes desktop PC protection for the first time within this specific partnership.
The partnership is a direct response to the escalating threat to consumers, who increasingly use mobile devices for sensitive transactions like banking and healthcare. Despite this, a significant portion of users operate without adequate mobile security. This expansion aims to close that security gap by integrating the Bitdefender Subscriber Protection Platform into Drei Austria's consumer services, offering a trusted, accessible security solution for a broad customer base.
The cybersecurity solution will be delivered through Bitdefender OneApp, a single, unified application that streamlines protection for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices. This approach simplifies security for consumers and helps telcos like Drei Austria strengthen customer engagement. A key focus for Drei is also on family and community protection, offering plans that extend security across entire households.
“Consumers rely on their devices daily to shop, bank, and stay connected, which unfortunately makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. Our partnership with Bitdefender empowers us to deliver trusted, advanced protection that strengthens the digital safety of our customers,” said Günter Lischka, CCO at Drei Austria.
This launch represents a new chapter in the ongoing collaboration between Bitdefender and CKH IOD, building on successful deployments in other European markets. For the first time within this partnership, the offering includes comprehensive protection for desktop PCs, providing a more complete security solution for subscribers.
“As digital threats continue to accelerate, the need for accessible and reliable security has never been greater,” said Ciprian Istrate, senior vice president of operations, Bitdefender Consumer Solutions Group. “By extending our partnership with CKH IOD to Drei Austria, customers now gain enhanced protection across all their devices, ensuring greater security and privacy online.”
The expansion of this partnership underscores a shared commitment to making robust cybersecurity a standard offering for telecommunications customers. By bundling advanced protection with connectivity services, the alliance provides a practical defense for consumers navigating an increasingly perilous digital landscape.
About CKH Innovations Opportunities Development
CKH IOD is a telecom unit and international development hub of CK Hutchison Group Telecom (CKHGT), which operates mobile networks in Italy, the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Ireland, Hong Kong and Macai. CKHGT is also part of the wider CK Hutchison Group, with mobile assets also in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. CKH IOD offers customised global mobile communications and data solutions that create new digital value and unprecedented opportunities for business.
About Drei Austria
Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) and part of the 3Group Europe’s division “3Scandinavia & Austria“. Drei achieved a total revenue of 958 million euros in 2024. As a leading Austrian telecommunication provider the company offers mobile communication, internet, fixed line, TV and business solutions from a single source.
About Bitdefender
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumers, enterprises, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
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