Company:M86 Security
| Industry | Technology, Web and Email Security |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | 8e6 Technologies |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Products | Secure Web Gateway, Internet security, proxy server, content filtering |
| Website | www |
M86 Security was a privately owned Internet threat protection company that specialized in Web and email security products[1] and content filtering appliances.[2] The company's international headquarters were located in Basingstoke, with development centers located in California , Israel and New Zealand.[2]
History
1995-2008
Founded in 1995, the company changed its name to 8e6 Technologies in 2000.[3] Its co-founder and CEO for ten years, George Shih, developed many of the technologies used in 8e6 Internet filtering products.[4]
Originally, in an effort to provide "pornography-free Internet use for children", the company offered filtering software for computers used in education environments. Later, 8e6 Technologies developed products to manage Internet access in other markets.[5]
In 2002, Paul Myer joined the company as president and COO, joining George Shih to grow the company through expanded channels and marketing. https://www.crn.com/news/security/192201623/8e6-technologies-takes-direct-approach-to-channel.htm
The company's Internet filtering, reporting and monitoring appliances were named a "Best Buy" by SC Magazine in 2007 and 2008.[6]
In November 2008, 8e6 Technologies and Marshal Limited, a provider of email and Web security products, merged and became Marshal8e6.[7] George Shih remained as interim CEO until former Finjan CEO, John Vigouroux, was named to the position in April 2009.[8]
2008-current
In November 2008, 8e6 Technologies, a company that sold Web filtering products, and Marshal Software, a provider of integrated email and Web security products, merged to form Marshal8e6.[9]
In March 2009, Marshal8e6 acquired Avinti,[10] along with its behavior-based malware technology[11] for detecting blended threats that occur through email. Upon completion of the merger, Avinti's CEO, William Kilmer, joined Marshal8e6 as its Chief Marketing Officer.[12]
As part of a rebranding campaign, Marshal8e6 changed its name to M86 Security in September 2009.[13] The following November, M86 Security acquired Finjan Software along with its Secure Web Gateway (formerly Finjan Vital Security) product and licenses to patents for real-time code analysis technology,[14] giving the company malware detection and prevention capabilities for the Web gateway. The company had previously announced John Vigouroux, CEO of Finjan Software, as the new CEO of M86 Security.[15]
Marshal's TRACE Labs and Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center combined to form M86 Security Labs,[16] which researches and reports on Web and email-based security threats. In August 2010, M86 ranked number 1,230 on the Inc. 5000 annual listing of the fastest private growing companies in America.[17]
On March 6, 2012, it was announced that Chicago based Trustwave Holdings would acquire M86 Security.[18] On March 19, 2012, Trustwave completed its acquisition of M86 Security and subsequently rebranded its products and operations under the Trustwave name.[19]
References
- ↑ "M86 Security Secure Web Gateway Review - SC Magazine". scmagazine.com. http://www.scmagazine.com/m86-security-secure-web-gateway/review/3134/. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "M86 Security.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6586746. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "8e6 Technologies". SecureNet Associates. http://www.securenetassociates.com/partners-8e6-technologies. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ United States. "8e6 Technologies". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/8e6-technologies. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Email Security, Web Security". 8e6.com. http://www.8e6.com/about-8e6/management-team/george-y-shih.html. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "8e6 Technologies Receives Second Consecutive Best Buy Honor from SC Magazine". M86 Security. 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518131336/http://www.m86security.com/i/8e6-Technologies-Receives-Second-Consecutive--Best-Buy--Honor-from-SC-Magazine%2Cnews.1082~.asp. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Marshal and 8e6 Technologies merge". SC Magazine UK. 2008-11-13. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/marshal-and-8e6-technologies-merge/article/120974/. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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- ↑ "Marshal and 8e6 Technologies merge". SC Magazine UK. 2008-11-13. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/marshal-and-8e6-technologies-merge/article/120974/. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Security Vendor Marshal8e6 Buys Avinti". Cio.com. 2009-04-14. http://www.cio.com/article/489216/Security_Vendor_Marshal8e6_Buys_Avinti. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "M86 Security Receives Behavior-Based Malware Detection Patent". Cloudcomputing.sys-con.com. http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/1162664/mobile. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Avinti CEO joins Marshal8e6 - Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia". Crn.com.au. 2009-08-13. http://www.crn.com.au/News/152747,avinti-ceo-joins-marshal8e6.aspx. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Marshal8e6 rebrands as M86 Security and announces new product launches". SC Magazine UK. 2009-09-02. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/marshal8e6-rebrands-as-m86-security-and-announces-new-product-launches/article/147986/. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ Dan Raywood (2009-11-03). "M86 Security completes acquisition of Finjan". SC Magazine UK. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/m86-security-completes-acquisition-of-finjan/article/156925/. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Marshal8e6 Names CEO". socalTECH.com. 2009-04-20. http://www.socaltech.com/marshal8e6_names_ceo/s-0021150.html. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Infosecurity (UK) - M86 acquires Finjan; combines IT security research operations". Infosecurity-magazine.com. 2009-11-03. http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4957/m86-acquires-finjan-combines-it-security-research-operations-/. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Top Software Companies on the Inc. 5000". Inc.. 2010. http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/industry/software. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Trustwave to Acquire M86 Security". m86security.com.com. 2011-05-16. http://www.m86security.com/i/Trustwave-to-Acquire-M86-Security,news.2088~.asp. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ Purdy, Cas. "Trustwave Completes Acquisition of M86 Security". Trusted News. Trustwave. https://www.trustwave.com/trustednews/2012/03/trustwave-completes-acquisition-m86-security#sthash.WTp53DVk.dpbs. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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