Positive Technologies

Positive Technologies is a Russian information-security research company established in 2002 by Yury Maksimov, Dmitry Maksimov, and Eugene Kireev. The company operates in cybersecurity and is associated with the development and promotion of security technologies, research, and related professional activities. Public descriptions characterize it as an internationally active cybersecurity company, although the available reference material does not provide a detailed breakdown of its geographic operations, revenue model, product portfolio, or corporate structure. Positive Technologies is also known as the organizer of Positive Hack Days, a cybersecurity event focused on ethical hacking, security research, technical demonstrations, and industry discussion. The event has become an important part of the company's public identity and links its commercial brand with the broader information-security research community. A major corporate milestone occurred in 2021, when Positive Technologies completed a direct offering on the Moscow Exchange. This made it the first Russian publicly traded cybersecurity company according to the cited reference material. The listing marked a transition from a privately held specialist company to a public-market cybersecurity business and increased its visibility within Russia's technology sector. In 2022, Positive Technologies was ranked fourteenth among Russia's most valued information-technology corporations. The available material does not identify the methodology, valuation basis, or precise publication behind that ranking, so the result should be treated as a reported recognition rather than a verified financial valuation. Positive Technologies remains an active brand associated with cybersecurity research, ethical-hacking events, and information-security services or technologies. Detailed information about its flagship products, current executives, headquarters, ownership, official website, operating markets, and recent campaigns is not established by the supplied references.

Positive Technologies was founded in 2002 by Yury Maksimov, Dmitry Maksimov, and Eugene Kireev. The company developed as a Russian information-security research business and became associated with cybersecurity technologies, security research, and ethical-hacking activity. Its public profile also includes Positive Hack Days, a cybersecurity event organized by the company. The event connects Positive Technologies with security researchers, penetration testers, technology professionals, and other participants in the information-security community. The supplied reference material does not provide a detailed chronology of the company's early products, acquisitions, international expansion, or management changes, so those aspects cannot be described reliably here. A significant corporate turning point came in 2021, when Positive Technologies listed on the Moscow Exchange through a direct offering. The transaction made it, according to the cited reference, Russia's first public cybersecurity company. This step gave the business a public-market presence and represented a notable development for the Russian cybersecurity sector. The reference does not specify the offering size, share price, ticker, or detailed ownership consequences, so no financial or securities data are included. In 2022, Positive Technologies was reported to have ranked fourteenth among Russia's most valued IT corporations. The supplied material does not identify the ranking's publisher or methodology and does not establish a corresponding market-capitalization figure. Positive Technologies is currently described as an active cybersecurity company and a global participant in information security. However, the available sources do not establish its current headquarters, detailed operating markets, official product names, current leadership roster, ownership structure, or website. Further verification would be required before adding those details.

• 2022

  IT-sector valuation ranking

  [1]Positive Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  The company was reported as fourteenth among Russia's most valued information-technology corporations.

• 2021

  Moscow Exchange direct offering

  [1]Positive Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  Positive Technologies listed through a direct offering on the Moscow Exchange and was described as Russia's first public cybersecurity company.

• 2002

  Company founded

  [1]Positive Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  Positive Technologies was founded by Yury Maksimov, Dmitry Maksimov, and Eugene Kireev.

A cybersecurity and information-security research brand combining security technologies with ethical-hacking expertise and industry events.

• 2021

  U.S. sanctions Positive Technologies

  The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Positive Technologies, one of six Russian technology companies it said supported Kremlin intelligence agencies engaged in cyberattacks.

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• Positive Hack Days

  Positive Technologies organizes Positive Hack Days, a cybersecurity event centered on ethical hacking, security research, technical demonstrations, and information-security discussion.

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• 2021

  Direct offering on the Moscow ExchangeOther

  Background

  Positive Technologies moved into the public market as part of the development of Russia's cybersecurity sector.

  Action taken

  The company completed a direct offering and became publicly traded on the Moscow Exchange.

  Aftermath

  The listing was described as making Positive Technologies the first public Russian cybersecurity company.

  Source

• 2021-04-15

  U.S. sanctions Positive Technologies[2]U.S. sanctions Positive Technologiestoronto.citynews.ca

  Reported: 2021-04-16

  The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Positive Technologies, one of six Russian technology companies it said supported Kremlin intelligence agencies engaged in cyberattacks.

1. 1Positive Technologiesen.wikipedia.org
2. 2U.S. sanctions Positive Technologiestoronto.citynews.ca