CyberHound
Australian internet provider
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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.[1]
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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 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | |
| 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
Platform
In 2008 Netbox Blue launched an internet and email filtering appliance specifically for the education sector.[3] The technology offers cyberbullying protection, category web filtering, spam filtering, virus protection, internet quota management and a firewall.[4]
Partnerships
- IBM
In late 2006 Netbox Blue partnered with the IT corporation IBM.[5]
- Canon ITS Japan
In April 2008 Global IT vendor Canon IT Solutions (ITS) Japan signed a distribution agreement with Netbox Blue.[6] 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.[7] 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]
