TrustPort

TrustPort a.s.

Type	Public limited
Industry	Computer software Security software Antivirus software
Founded	1991 (as part of AEC company), 2008 (as a standalone company)
Founder	Jiří Mrnuštík
Headquarters	Brno, Czech Republic, European Union
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Pavel Mrnuštík, CEO
Products	TrustPort Threat Intelligence TrustPort Antivirus TrustPort Security Elements TrustPort Total Protection TrustPort Internet Security TrustPort Mobile Security (all current products)
Revenue	USD 36 million (Cleverlance Group 2012)
Owner	Cleverlance Group
Number of employees	420 (Cleverlance Group 2014)
Website	www.trustport.com

TrustPort a.s. is a software company, headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, focused on IT data security. Its portfolio consists of solutions for complete data and network security for medium or large businesses (TrustPort Threat Intelligence for network monitoring and protection against attacks), for protection against viruses, spyware and malware in general (implementing its own antivirus technology, using multiple scanning engines), for filtering of unwanted data (e. g. electronic mail spam or objectionable website content; developing filtering technologies), for assuring of confidentiality and authenticity of electronic data. All TrustPort´s products are designed for using both by home users (individual computers) and industry users (extensive networks).

History

AEC as the predecessor of TrustPort

TrustPort was preceded by the AEC (an abbreviation of Association for Electronics and Computers), founded in 1991. AEC was specialized in the area of data security and already in 1993 developed its own security software. Original AEC software products from the 1990s were generally branded as IronWare (included solutions for a file encryption, network communications protection, electronic mail encryption, etc.). These early products became foundation stones of the future software of the TrustPort brand.

The software gradually became known as IronWare Security Suite. In September 2000, based on previous contract between AEC and Norman ASA, the IronWare Security Suite product rights and development passed into the onwnership of Norman, and the software was renamed to Norman Security Suite. AEC became a business partner of Norman for selling of this software. In 2002, AEC once again started with its own software production and introduced DataShredder, TrustMail, and TrustPort Encryption at the Cebit computer expo. DataShredder was designed for irreversible deletion of sensitive data, TrustMail for encryption and signing of data, TrustPort Encryption for file encryption, applicable both with personal computers, and with mobile devices.

In 2003, AEC launched its TrustPort Certification Authority, the first certification authority in the Czech Republic, which supported trusted timestamping. In the same year, a second version of TrustMail was released, implementing the timestamping technology. Also a comprehensive security solution started to be shaped. The idea was to build unified software, integrating different elements, essential for computer security, like antivirus software, antispam, Firewall, or cryptography; at the same time, both personal computers and server computer were to be protected. This was originally named TrustPort Phoenix Rebel.

It was completed in 2005 and after dividing into three main products it became known as TrustPort Workstation, TrustPort Internet Gateway and TrustPort WebFilter.

TrustPort´s gaining of independence

In November 2007, an acquisition agreement between AEC and Cleverlance was signed. Cleverlance as the new owner of AEC made a strategic decision to form a standalone company out of the AEC development department. In March 2008, the new company with the name TrustPort was officially established with Jiří Mrnuštík as the first chief executive officer. AEC became a TrustPort reseller.

Later that year, two major changes were made in TrustPort product portfolio. TrustPort Workstation was renamed to TrustPort PC Security, in order to align the product name with the products of competing companies. And TrustPort Antivirus was established as a standalone specialized product for an essential antimalware protection.

Since the foundation of TrustPort as a standalone company, business partnerships were established or reinforced with important distributors around the globe, e.g. in United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, India, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, France etc.. Nowadays, TrustPort offers software for home users, small offices and middle and large companies specializing in data and network security and protection and these are successfully used by home users and companies all around the world.

Major	Agnitum avast! AVG Avira Bitdefender Comodo Dr. Web ESET F-Secure Kaspersky Intel Security Microsoft Panda Qihoo 360 Sophos Symantec Trend Micro

Minor	AhnLab BullGuard Cisco Check Point ClamWin Fortinet FRISK G Data GFI iolo Intego K7 Kingsoft Lavasoft Malwarebytes PSafe Quick Heal TG Soft TrustPort VirusBlokAda Webroot Zemana ZoneAlarm

Products

Desktop, server	AhnLab V3 Internet Security Avast! AVG Avira Internet Security BitDefender BullGuard ClamWin Clam AntiVirus Comodo Antivirus Comodo Internet Security Dr. Web ESET NOD32 F-Secure F-PROT Fortinet G Data VIPRE Advanced SystemCare iolo System Shield K7 Total Security Kaspersky Anti-Virus Kaspersky Internet Security KingSoft Mac Internet Security Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware McAfee VirusScan Microsoft Security Essentials Windows Defender NANO Antivirus Panda PSafe TOTAL 360 Safeguard Outpost Security Suite Sophos Symantec Endpoint Protection Immunet Element Anti-Virus Norton AntiVirus Norton Internet Security Spyware Doctor VirIT eXplorer VirusBarrier Trend Micro Internet Security TrustPort Vba32 AntiVirus ZoneAlarm

Mobile, tablet	AhnLab Mobile Security AVG AntiVirus Avira Free Android Security BullGuard Mobile Security Comodo Mobile Security Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite ESET Mobile Security F-Secure Mobile Security G Data MobileSecurity Lookout Mobile Security McAfee Mobile Security PSafe TOTAL Android Bitdefender Mobile Security FireAMP Mobile Trend Micro Mobile Security TrustPort Mobile Security VirusBarrier

Comparison of antivirus software

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TrustPort

History

AEC as the predecessor of TrustPort

TrustPort´s gaining of independence

See also