Company:Intego

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Short description: American security software company
Intego
TypePrivately held company
IndustryComputer software
Security software
Founded1997
Headquarters
Austin, TX
,
United States
Products8
Websitewww.intego.com

Intego is a Mac and Windows security software company founded in 1997 by Jean-Paul Florencio and Laurent Marteau.[1][2]

The company creates Internet security software for macOS and Windows, including: antivirus, firewall, anti-spam, backup software and data protection software.

Intego currently has offices in the United States in Seattle, Washington, and Austin, Texas , and international offices in Paris, France , and Nagano, Japan . All of Intego's products are universal binaries, and are supported in several languages: English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, and previously Italian.

History

Co-founded by former CEO Laurent Marteau and Jean-Paul Florencio and based in Paris, France, Intego released its first antivirus product in 1997: Rival, an antivirus for Mac OS 8.[2] Two years later in July 1999, Intego released NetBarrier, the first personal security software suite for Mac OS 8.[3][4] Then in October 2000, Intego released its legacy antivirus software, VirusBarrier 1.0, for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.[5][6]

Intego launched The Mac Security Blog, a blog that covers Mac security news, Apple security updates, Mac malware alerts, as well as news and opinion pieces related to Apple products, in mid-2007.[2] The company launched a podcast in October 2017, called the Intego Mac Podcast.[7]

Intego released its current X9 version of antivirus and security software in June 2016,[8] which has since had several under-the-hood updates, including compatibility with new macOS releases and Apple silicon processors.[9]

Kape Technologies announced in July 2018 that it was acquiring Intego to "enhance [Kape's] arsenal of products in cyber protection."[10]

Intego released a Windows version of its antivirus software in July 2020.[11]

Intego's newest product is Intego Privacy Protection, a VPN solution for macOS and Windows that launched circa June 2021.[12]

Products

  • VirusBarrier
  • NetBarrier
  • ContentBarrier
  • Personal Backup
  • Mac Washing Machine
  • Intego Antivirus for Windows
  • Intego Privacy Protection
  • Remote Management Console
  • FileGuard (retired)
  • Personal Antispam (retired)

See also

References

  1. "The MacTech Spotlight: Laurent Marteau, Intego". mactech.com. 2010. http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.25/25.03/2503Spotlight/index.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Happy Anniversary! Intego Celebrates 20 Years in Business". intego.com. 2017. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/happy-anniversary-intego-celebrates-20-years-in-business/. 
  3. "Intego Ships NetBarrier 1.0, The First Personal Security Solution For The Mac OS". mactech.com. 1999. http://www.mactech.com/content/npl-netbarrier-10-released-0. 
  4. "Wire It Up: Product Table". macworld.com. 1999. https://www.macworld.com/article/1015504/wireituptable.html. 
  5. "The State of Mac Security in 2016". intego.com. 2016. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/the-state-of-mac-security-in-2016/. 
  6. "Mac OS 9: Some Love for the Classics!". intego.com. 2017. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/mac-os-9-some-love-for-the-classics/. 
  7. "Intego Launches New Podcast Series: Intego Mac Podcast". intego.com. 2017. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/intego-launches-new-podcast-series-intego-mac-podcast/. 
  8. "Launch! All-New X9 Mac Antivirus and Security Bundles". intego.com. 2016. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/launch-all-new-x9-mac-antivirus-and-security-bundles/. 
  9. "Intego News & Press Releases- Intego" (in en). http://www.intego.com/. 
  10. "Sagi's Kape acquires US cybersecurity co Intego". 2018-07-24. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagis-kape-acquires-us-cybersecurity-co-intego-1001247323. 
  11. "Announcing Intego Antivirus for Windows" (in en-US). 2020-07-10. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/announcing-intego-antivirus-for-windows/. 
  12. "Is Apple's iCloud Private Relay a VPN? Not Even Close—Here's Why" (in en-US). 2021-06-10. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/is-apples-icloud-private-relay-a-vpn-not-even-close-heres-why/. 

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