| iSheriff | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 1999 |
| Location City: | Redwood City, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Products: | E-mail filtering, Web filters, Email Archiving, Endpoint Security All products are cloud-based |
| Homepage: | www.isheriff.com |
| Key People: | Oscar G Marquez |
| Industry: | Information Security |
iSheriff (formerly Internet Sheriff) is an Internet security software vendor that specializes in cloud-based security and compliance, with specialties in E-mail filtering, Web filters and endpoint security. The company is privately held and based in Redwood City, California. iSheriff sells their products through partners and distributors.[1]
Founded in Brisbane, Australia in 1999 by Oscar Marquez, iSheriff products focused on content filtering, email and Web filtering software and appliances. In 2009 the company moved its products to a cloud computing service model. iSheriff services include e-mail filtering, web filtering, email archiving, e-mail encryption and security reporting. The company holds a patent for its data modeling engine based on Bayesian spam filtering principals.
In 2006, iSheriff provided Internet filtering software to the Tasmanian government's first statewide trial of anti-pornography filters for children.[2] [3]
In July 2012, Total Defense, Inc., a provider of cybercrime-fighting technology, announced they had acquired iSheriff.[4] On April 21, 2014, Total Defense announced that, in conjunction with the sale of their consumer business unit to Untangle, they re-branded as iSheriff.[5]