Egress Software

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Egress Software Technologies
IndustryComputer Software
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Founder
  • Tony Pepper
  • Neil Larkins
  • John Goodyear
Headquarters
London, UK
Key people
  • Tony Pepper (CEO)
  • Neil Larkins (COO)
  • Malcolm Locke (CFO)
  • John Goodyear (CTO)
Products
  • security software
  • egress switch
Owner
Websitewww.egress.com

Egress Software Technologies Ltd is a UK-based software company providing security software for e-mail, secure messaging, Document and Email Classification, and associated technologies to assist secure file sharing and handling.[1]

History

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Egress was founded in 2007 by Tony Pepper, Neil Larkins and John Goodyear.[2] In 2011 Egress was awarded the Security Innovation of the Year at the British Computer Society UK IT Industry Awards.[3]

The company experienced an influx of customers following the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation in 2018.[4] In June 2021, Egress acquired Aquilai Ltd. for an undisclosed price.[5]

In April 2024, cybersecurity awareness training vendor KnowBe4 announced the acquisition of Egress Software.[6] The acquisition was completed three months later.[7]

Products

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Egress software is for the secure transfer of emails and documents to non-secure email addresses.[8]

Product certification and Agency approved listings

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In October 2013, Egress Switch was certified by CESG against Desktop and Gateway Email Encryption Security Characteristics as part of their Commercial Product Assurance program.[9] Egress Protect is certified by the UK's NCSC to handle Official and Official Sensitive under the UK government security classifications policy.[1] As of April 2018 this certification lies with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and eas extended until 20 December 2019.[10]

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