CipherTrust
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CipherTrust was an anti-spam email software company based in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, with offices around the world. It was cofounded by Jay Chaudhry and Lawrence Hughes (both formerly with SecureIT).[1] Since August 2006 it is part of the Secure Computing Corporation, which was acquired by McAfee in 2008.
Products
[edit]CipherTrust's main product is the IronMail, a gateway appliance that prevents leaks from uploading HTTP or FTP transfers through e-mail applications.[2] It added a product to secure Instant Messaging called IronIM. The CTO, Paul Judge, chaired the Anti-Spam Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force. The firm also tracks zombie computers, a primary source of spam.[3]
CipherTrust invented the TrustedSource reputation system that provides reputation scores for Internet identities, such as IP addresses, URLs, domains and email/web content. This became part of all its products and a main reason for its eventual buyout.
Buyout
[edit]In July 2006, Secure Computing Corporation announced an agreement to acquire CipherTrust for a total consideration of US$273.6 million. The announced terms comprised US$185 million in cash, 10 million shares of Secure Computing common stock, and a US$10 million seller note, subject to certain performance obligations.[4][5]
Secure Computing completed the acquisition on 31 August 2006.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Vijayan, Jaikumar (2006-09-21). "Security Vendors Say Merger Will Give Them More Financial Heft". Computerworld.
- ↑ Garretson, Cara (2005-11-14). "CipherTrust appliance protects corporate resources". Network World.
- ↑ "CipherTrust Achieves Record Growth in Federal Sales During Second Quarter; Company Fuels Public-Sector Momentum by Signing Multiple New Federal Customers and Earning International Security Certification". Business Wire. 2006-07-27.
- ↑ "Secure Computing to acquire CipherTrust". Help Net Security. 12 July 2006.
- ↑ Chickowski, Ericka (12 July 2006). "Secure Computing and CipherTrust merge in $273.6 million deal". SC Magazine.
- ↑ "Secure Computing Closes Acquisition of CipherTrust". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 31 August 2006.
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