IronPort
| Former type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer security |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor(s) | Cisco Systems |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Bruno, California |
| Parent | Cisco Systems |
IronPort Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Bruno, California, was a company that designed and sold products and services that protect enterprises against Internet threats.
IronPort was founded in December 2000, by Scott Banister and Scott Weiss.[1] It was best known for IronPort AntiSpam, the SenderBase email reputation service, and email security appliances. These appliances ran a modified FreeBSD kernel under the trademark AsyncOS.[2] On November 24, 2003, IronPort acquired the SpamCop filtering and reporting service, which it ran as a stand-alone entity.[3]
Cisco Systems announced on January 4, 2007 that it would buy IronPort in a deal valued at US$830 million[4][5] and completed the acquisition on June 25, 2007.[6] IronPort was integrated into the Cisco Security business unit.[7] Senderbase was renamed as Sensorbase to take account of the input into this database that other Cisco devices provide. SensorBase allows these devices to build a risk profile on IP addresses, therefore allowing risk profiles to be dynamically created on http sites and SMTP email sources.[8]
References
- ↑ "IronPort Management Team". Company web site. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ IronPort AsyncOS Operating System
- ↑ "IronPort Systems acquires SpamCop". 24 November 2003. Accessed 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire IronPort". News release. Cisco. January 4, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Keith Regan (January 4, 2007). "Cisco buys IronPort for $830 Million". E-Commerce Times. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Cisco launches Self-Defending Network v3.0". News release. Cisco Systems. June 25, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "About". Cisco IronPort. Accessed 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Patrick Ogenstad (October 6, 2009). "What is Cisco SensorBase?". Retrieved May 21, 2013.
External links
- "The Leader in Internet Gateway Security". Official website. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Senderbase:The world's largest Email and Web traffic monitoring network". Retrieved May 21, 2013. (used by Ironport email products)