M86 Security

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M86 Security
Industry Technology, Web and Email Security
Predecessor8e6 Technologies
Founded1995
Headquarters Irvine, California
ProductsSecure Web Gateway, Internet security, proxy server, content filtering
Website www.trustwave.com/acquisition/m86

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]

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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]

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  8. ↑ [ dead link ]
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  12. ↑ "Avinti CEO joins Marshal8e6 - Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia". Crn.com.au. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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