Cloudmark Now Protecting One Billion Subscribers Against Messaging Threats
Messaging Security Leader Reaches Significant Milestone in Protecting Subscribers against Spam, Phishing and Viruses across Broad Spectrum of Networks
San Francisco—January 11, 2010—
Cloudmark, Inc., the global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced that it now protects more than one billion subscribers from messaging threats across email, mobile and social networks. Based on the rapid worldwide adoption of its solutions by leading Internet service providers, cable companies, social networks, hosting companies and mobile operators, Cloudmark now safeguards more subscribers from spam, viruses and phishing attacks than any other messaging security provider.
The impact of fraudulent and abusive activity on operator networks, reputation, business models and financial expectations can be significant and Cloudmark addresses this activity by providing protection against all forms of messaging abuse.
As a result of its unrivaled accuracy and performance, Cloudmark has emerged as the most widely deployed, carrier-grade messaging security solution in the world today. Cloudmark’s comprehensive messaging security solutions protect subscribers and messaging infrastructure from spam, phishing, viruses and other harmful content. Cloudmark’s solutions are uniquely architected from the ground up to stop current and emerging threat vectors with high efficiency and scalability. As a result, Cloudmark is the choice of the world’s largest messaging deployments.
Cloudmark is now deployed at more than 120 of the world’s largest service providers and mobile operator networks, including the top 12 North American service providers, 15 of the top service providers in EMEA, nine of the top 10 Japanese service providers, eight of the top 10 global mobile operators and two of the largest social networking firms in the world. Cloudmark also provides protection for more than 60,000 enterprises through OEM partnerships with leading security companies.
“As we mark the milestone of one billion user accounts protected by Cloudmark, we also continue our commitment to delivering the industry’s best security protection to as many messaging customers around the world in the most effective way possible,” said Hugh McCartney, CEO at Cloudmark. “The combined appeal of reduced infrastructure costs and increased user satisfaction, along with Cloudmark’s unique, patented approach to messaging security, has made Cloudmark the obvious choice for messaging protection across a broad range of messaging media. We look forward to continuing to service our valued customers as they expand their messaging networks and services.”
About Cloudmark
Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, delivering the industry’s fastest, most accurate and comprehensive real-time spam, virus and phishing protection for fixed, mobile and social networks. The Cloudmark suite of carrier-grade security solutions simplifies and advances the management of messaging abuse, increasing network utilization and reducing infrastructure costs. Cloudmark’s patented solutions combine Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology based on innovative, highly efficient algorithms, a Global Threat Network™ consisting of trusted reporters across the globe, real-time, automated analysis of traffic and content patterns, along with security research expertise, to provide real-time security intelligence and filtering across carrier networks. Cloudmark solutions protect more than one billion subscribers for the world’s largest carrier networks, including over 75 percent of all major service providers in the United States and Japan. Cloudmark’s global customers include Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, EarthLink, NEC Biglobe, NTT OCN, Swisscom, Tele2, Thus and XS4ALL (KPN) as well as leading hosting providers and global social networking companies such as MySpace. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudmark.com.