ScanSafe

Infobox_Company
company_name = ScanSafe
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan =
foundation = 1999 cite web
url = http://www.scalevp.com/news/portfolio/20070511-scansafe.html
title = ScanSafe's business brotherhood
accessdate = 2008-05-04
work = Alison R.G. van Diggelen]
location = London, United Kingdom
key_people = Eldar Tuvey, Roy Tuvey
industry = Information security
products = Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Web filtering, Messaging
homepage = [http://www.scansafe.com/ www.scansafe.com] | num_employees = 100

ScanSafe, a privately held company backed by investors Benchmark Capital and Scale Venture Partners [cite web
url = http://www.scansafe.com/about_us/investor_relations
title = ScanSafe Investors
accessdate = 2008-05-02
work = ScanSafe] , is a provider of Web security-as-a-service for organizations. Co-founded in 1999 by brothers Eldar and Roy Tuvey [cite web
url = http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/734075/interview-eldar-tuvey/
title = Interview: Eldar Tuvey
accessdate = 2008-05-03
work = SC Magazine] , its services block malware and secure the use of the Web and messaging. Noted as being the first to successfully deliver a Secure Web Gateway service, the company competes with similar services offered by MessageLabs and Websense.

ScanSafe has offices in London, England and San Francisco, California and maintains alliance partnerships with Google, AT&T, Integralis, Kaspersky, Telus, NEC, SoftScan, TopNordic, Viatel, Ancoris, and FVC. [cite web
url = http://www.scansafe.com/partner_zone/alliance_program
title = ScanSafe Alliance Partners
accessdate = 2008-04-30
work = ScanSafe]

MessageLabs, a major provider of Messaging services ended a strategic partnership between the two companies in 2006. MessageLabs introduced a competing in-house product titled Web Security Service Version 2, resulting in a court judgment brought about by ScanSafe which required MessageLabs notify all prospective clients that the Version 2 service is not based on ScanSafe technology. [cite web
url = http://www.out-law.com/page-7162
title = ScanSafe forces MessageLabs to clarify sales pitches
accessdate = 2008-04-30
work = Out-Law]

In November 2007 a malware outbreak on the Indiatimes website was reported by ScanSafe. Whilst the website wasn't the only victim, the attack was notable due to the popularity of the website and in the number of vulnerabilities the malware attempted to exploit. [cite web
url = http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202804433
title = IndiaTimes.com Visitors Risk High Exposure To Malware
accessdate = 2008-05-04
work = InformationWeek] Alexa regularly ranks Indiatimes as one of the top 250 most visited websites. [cite web
url = http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/indiatimes.com
title = Indiatimes.com Traffic Rank
accessdate = 2008-05-04
work = Alexa]

In 2007 ScanSafe was named one of the top 100 technology startups in the world by Red Herring, [cite web
url = http://www.herringevents.com/global07/index.html
title = Red Herring Global 100
accessdate = 2008-04-30
work = Red Herring] awarded Best Software as a Service (SaaS) Solution by the Codie awards [cite web
url = http://www.siia.net/codies/2007/showcase_detail.asp?id=38
title = Finalist Showcase - The 22nd Annual SIIA Codie Awards
accessdate = 2008-04-30
work = Software & Information Industry Association] and won Best Content Security Solution in consecutive years (2007, 2008) as voted by SC Magazine readers. [cite web
url = http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=38574&hilite=
title = SCANSAFE WINS SC MAGAZINE 2008 AWARD FOR BEST CONTENT SECURITY
accessdate = 2008-04-30
work = SourceWire] A report by Gartner identified ScanSafe as a visionary in the Secure Web Gateway (SWG) market, acknowledging innovative new services and a significant install base but noted limited reporting capabilities in comparison to other providers and having to operate in an increasingly competitive market. [cite web
url = http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/securecomputing/article1/article1.html
title = Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007
accessdate = 2008-05-01
work = Gartner] In September 2008 ScanSafe were awarded CNET Security Product or Service of the Year for their Anywhere+ product, a software based filtering solution for mobile users. [cite web
url = http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39492792,00.htm
title = CNET Networks UK award winner: ScanSafe
accessdate = 2008-09-25
work = CNET Networks UK]

candoo

Launched in 2006, Scandoo is a free service offered by ScanSafe that provides advanced warning for security risks and offensive content in search engine results. [cite web
url = http://www.scansafe.com/about_us/scandoo
title = About Scandoo
accessdate = 2008-05-01
work = ScanSafe] Similar in functionality to SiteAdvisor and SafeWeb, ScanSafe annotates Google Search results performed from the Scandoo homepage. [cite web
url = http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114969187800873739-Fs1JB1ZpYyg0lHJ_sTL0nNCqFVY_20070613.html?mod=blogs
title = Seeking a Safer Internet
accessdate = 2008-05-01
work = The Wall Street Journal] Support for Yahoo! Search and Live Search was dropped in 2008.

Results are analyzed in real-time and websites deemed safe are annotated with a green icon whilst potential risks are annotated with a bug. Websites that can't be classified are annotated with a yellow icon. Based on an individuals Scandoo security preferences, websites classified under selected categories can be annotated with a red icon. [cite web
url = http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39269297,00.htm
title = ScanSafe tackles unsafe search
accessdate = 2008-05-03
work = ZDNet]

References

Further reading

*Moe, Michael (2006) Finding the Next Starbucks: How to Identify and Invest in the Hot Stocks of Tomorrow, USA : Penguin Group, ISBN-13: 9781591841340