Cyberhound Pty Ltd (formerly Netbox Blue Pty Ltd, as of November 2015), is an Australian-owned provider of internet and email security, filtering and management solutions[buzzword] founded in Brisbane by John Oxnam, Justin Cook and Trent Davis in 1999. It is a privately held company. CyberHound's head office is located in Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia. The company provides products for internet compliance, management and security.
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| Formerly | Netbox Blue |
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| Company type | Privately held company |
| ASX: SLC | |
| Industry | Network security |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founders | John Oxnam Justin Cook Trent Davis |
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Key people |
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| Products | 6S Technology Next Generation Firewall Secure Web Gateway and Proxy Unified Threat Management Endpoint Management URL Web Filtering Load Balancing and Link Failover Identity Management Internet Acceleration |
Number of employees | 35 (2018) |
| Parent | Superloop Group (ASX: SLC) |
| Website | cyberhound |
History
editJohn Fison became chairman of Netbox Blue in 2006 and is a director and shareholder in the company. In January 2016, Bloomberg acquired some IP and assets of Netbox Blue for Bloomberg Vault to monitor social media. Trent Davis now works for Bloomberg.[1]
Platform
editIn 2008 Netbox Blue launched an internet and email filtering appliance specifically for the education sector.[2] The technology offers cyberbullying protection, category web filtering, spam filtering, virus protection, internet quota management and a firewall.[3]
Partnerships
edit- IBM
In late 2006 Netbox Blue partnered with the IT corporation IBM.[4]
- Canon ITS Japan
In April 2008 Global IT vendor Canon IT Solutions (ITS) Japan signed a distribution agreement with Netbox Blue.[5] Netbox Blue agreed to provide its SpamChecker appliance—as it is known in Japan—to Canon ITS Japan's customers for email filtering and content control. The drop-in appliance was the result of nine months of co-development between Netbox Blue and Canon Japan and is specifically designed for the SME market in Japan.[citation needed]
- ESET
Netbox Blue partnered with anti-virus software provider ESET.[6] The partnership offered customers ESET NOD32 Antivirus as an option in Netbox Blue's line of UTM and virtualised security products. As a result of the union, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) also have access to Netbox Blue's integrated security and management suite.[citation needed]
- EdgeWave USA
In June 2012 Netbox Blue partnered with EdgeWave, Inc. The deal enables EdgeWave to provide its customers with Netbox Blue's social media management technology SafeChat.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Bloomberg acquires Netbox Blue to enhance its behavioral analytics and social media surveillance platform". Bloomberg L.P. 12 January 2016.
- ^ "CRN news article - Netbox Blue secures emails for education sector". CRN. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald article - New software fends off cyberbullies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Computerworld news article - Netbox Blue becomes IBM Express Advantage Partner". Computerworld. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "CRN news article - Canon Japan signs on as distributor for Aussie security vendor". CRN. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "CRN news article - Netbox Blue amps up UTM products with antivirus software". CRN. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
