VIPRE
VIPRE Security Group, (also known as VIPRE or VIPRE Security) a brand of Ziff Davis, is a privately held cybersecurity company headquartered in New York. VIPRE develops cybersecurity products focused on endpoint and email security along with advanced threat intelligence applications. VIPRE is based globally with operations in Clearwater, Florida, Washington D.C., Vancouver B.C., Keele, United Kingdom, Dublin, Ireland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Stockholm, Sweden, Amsterdam, Netherlands and in Oslo, Norway.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer security & Network Security |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, United States |
Number of locations | Clearwater, Copenhagen, Dublin, Stoke-on-Trent, Stockholm |
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| Brands | VIPRE, SendInc, LOGIVA, Inspired eLearning, IPVanish, StrongVPN, livedrive, SugarSync |
| Revenue |  US$678.5 million (2020)[1] |
Number of employees | ~500 (December 2020)[1] |
| Parent | Ziff Davis |
| Website | www.vipre.com |
VIPRE Security Group, (also known as VIPRE or VIPRE Security) a brand of Ziff Davis, is a privately held cybersecurity company headquartered in New York.[2]
VIPRE develops cybersecurity products focused on endpoint and email security along with advanced threat intelligence applications. VIPRE is based globally with operations in Clearwater, Florida, Washington D.C., Vancouver B.C., Keele, United Kingdom, Dublin, Ireland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Stockholm, Sweden, Amsterdam, Netherlands and in Oslo, Norway.[3]
Corporate history
[edit]The company was originally founded in 1994 as Sunbelt Software,[4] which was acquired in 2010 by GFI Software.[5]
In 2013 Sunbelt Software was spun off and renamed to ThreatTrack Security.[6]
In 2017 they were concentrating on their VIPRE suite[7] and the company now uses that name. The VIPRE portfolio now encompasses endpoint security, with heritage from original Sunbelt Software anti-virus products, email security, with heritage from the UK company Fusemail, Comendo, StaySecure, WeCloud, iCritical and ElectricMail products that had previously been acquired by j2, and security awareness training via the acquisition of Inspired e-Learning.
VIPRE was featured in a PC World Magazine article.[8]
In February 2018 it was acquired by j2 Global.[9]
Acquisitions
[edit]| Announcement date | Company | Business | Deal size | Location | References |
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| January 11, 2021 | LOGIVA A/S | Email Encryption | Undisclosed | Aarhus, Denmark | [10] |
| January 11, 2021 | Inspired eLearning Inc. | Security Awareness Training | Undisclosed | Austin, TX | [11] |
| May 10, 2019 | SafeSend AS | Email DLP | Undisclosed | Oslo, Norway | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "j2 Global, Inc. 2020 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". last10k.com. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 31, 2020.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "VIPRE Location Worldwide". VIPRE Official Website. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Mike Williams (October 12, 2017). "VIPRE Advanced Security review". Techradar.
- ^ Michael Hinman (July 13, 2010). "GFI Software buys Clearwater tech company Sunbelt Software". Tampa Bay Business Journal.
- ^ "GFI Software Spins Off ThreatTrack Security". www.esecurityplanet.com. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Neil J. Rubenking (June 26, 2017). "ThreatTrack Vipre Advanced Security". PC magazine.
- ^ Ian Paul (August 23, 2018). "Vipre Advanced Security review: Simple but effective". PC World.
- ^ Gina Narcisi (February 7, 2018). "J2 Global Acquires Vipre In Bid To Advance Security In The Cloud". CRN.
- ^ "J2 Global Closes 4 Acquisitions | Los Angeles Business Journal". 10 January 2021.
- ^ "J2 Global Closes 4 Acquisitions | Los Angeles Business Journal". 10 January 2021.
- ^ "SafeSend has been acquired by J2 Global".