Bkav

Bkav Corporation
Native name
Công ty cổ phần Bkav
Founded1995
FounderNguyễn Tử Quảng
HeadquartersBkav Building, Yen Hoa New Town, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Key people
Nguyễn Tử Quảng (CEO)
Revenue200 billion VND (2019)
11 billion VND
Websitewww.bkav.com

Bkav is a Vietnamese security software and electronics company based in Hanoi. It has grown to be the most popular anti-virus software provider in Vietnam,[1] capturing over 70% of the domestic market.[2] The name of the company was based on "Bách Khoa AntiVirus", as it was founded as a spin-off of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội) Internetwork Security center by student Nguyễn Tử Quảng.[1]

The company has been noted for exposing security breaches in popular products such as the iPhone X Face ID.[3][4]

In 2015, the company released their first, in-house developed, smartphone,[5][6] however it had poor reception and sales numbers.[7] Bkav has also branched off to providing smart home products[8] and security cameras.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b Ngo, Dong. "Top-notch Vietnamese software BKAV raises antivirus bar". CNET. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ "Thu lãi 50-70 tỷ mỗi năm – phần mềm diệt virus vẫn là nguồn thu chính của BKAV dù đầu tư mạnh vào điện thoại, AI". cafef.vn (in Vietnamese). 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ Ong, Thuy (2017-11-13). "This $150 mask beat Face ID on the iPhone X". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Mai (2017-11-15). "Vietnamese researcher shows iPhone X face ID 'hack'". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. ^ Tibken, Shara. "Meet BKAV's made-in-Vietnam Bphone (pictures)". CNET. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. ^ "BKAV launches Vietnam's first high-end smartphone - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ "Why most Vietnamese don't buy made-in-Vietnam smartphones?". Vietnam Times. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. ^ VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2018-03-13). "Smart house of the future". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. ^ "Vietnam's Bkav exports first AI View security cameras to US". Tuoi Tre News (in Vietnamese). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ^ "Bkav exported its first AI View security cameras to the United States". AP NEWS. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18.