Malwarebytes eyes major expansion of its Irish operations

US cybersecurity company Malwarebytes has said it may need another office in 18 months, even as it opened new EMEA headquarters in Cork yesterday.

Speaking as staff moved into the company’s new Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) base, in One Albert Quay, Malwarebytes founder and chief executive Marcin Kleczynski said he hoped the company would need more office space by the end of next year, such has been its recent growth.

The firm, founded by Mr Kleczynski when he was a teenager after he accidentally infected his family’s computer with malware while downloading a game, has grown rapidly and now protects 250m computers worldwide.