Comodo Group
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| Type | Private company |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA |
| Key people | President & CEO: Melih Abdulhayoglu |
| Industry | Computer security, Internet security |
| Employees | 500+ |
| Website | www.comodo.com |
Comodo is a group of companies offering computer software and SSL certificate products, based in the United Kingdom, wider base in the United States, Jersey City, New Jersey and Salt Lake City, Utah. The company has offices in the U.S., U.K, China, Ukraine and India.
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[edit] History
Melih Abdulhayoglu founded Comodo in 1998, based on his experience at Bradford University in building new digital security technologies for large enterprises, computer manufacturers and governmental organizations worldwide[citation needed].
[edit] Products
The Comodo companies offer many free products through their website, available for public download. [1] Most notable of Comodo's free products[citation needed] is the Comodo Internet Security Suite freeware program, incorporating Comodo's firewall, Host Intrusion Prevention System and antivirus.
Other Comodo branded freeware security tools include an Anti-Malware tool, and a Memory Firewall, a free solution that protects against over 90%[2] of buffer overflow attacks. For an additional fee, Comodo product users can subscribe to Comodo's computer cleaning and optimizing services for real-time computer assistance.
Comodo also offers a free registry cleaner program, now included within the Comodo System Cleaner. [3]
Comodo EasyVPN is a virtual private network.
Comodo SecureEmail incorporates a patent-pending technology allowing S/MIME email users to send emails to any email user without exchanging keys beforehand.[citation needed] The product comes in both in a limited free version and a more functional professional release.
[edit] Freeware products
| Name | Description |
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| Comodo Internet Security | Antivirus, HIPS, and Firewall all-in-one |
| Comodo Memory Firewall | Protects against buffer-overflow attacks |
| Comodo Free SSL Certificate | Secure Sockets Layer functionality to Secure Websites |
| Comodo iVault | Safe, encrypted storage of confidential information |
| Comodo AntiSpam | Anti-spam software |
| Comodo SecureEmail | Encrypts and digitally signs email |
| Comodo Verification Engine | Verifies legitimate web sites from fraudulent ones |
| Comodo BoClean | Detects and removes rootkits, hijackers, keyloggers and Trojans |
| Comodo AV Scanner | Free online anti-malware scan |
| Comodo BackUp | Backups files |
| Comodo System Cleaner | System cleaner and tweaker |
[edit] Business Products
Comodo is a Certification Authority, and is the second-largest issuer of business-validated certificates.[4] Comodo's certificate profile includes OV certificates, DV certificates, EV SSL[5] Certificates and Multi-Domain Certificates, Unified communications Certificates,[6] [7] email certificates and Code signing certificates. Comodo CA undergoes an annual WebTrust audit by Ernst & Young.[citation needed]
SecureEmail Pro allows businesses to send encrypted or digitally signed emails with more control over their digital certificates than SecureEmail freeware. Comodo Certificate Manager allows IT departments to deploy and administer digital certificates centrally and remotely.
Comodo CA is an Approved Scanning Vendor that offers PCI scanning services[8] to help merchants who take credit cards to comply with PCI DSS regulations. Comodo also offers HackerProof, which is a daily vulnerability scanning solution. A logo is placed on third parties websites that show if they meet Comodo's HackerProof scans.
Comodo has offered Usertrust since early in 2008 as a customer feedback platform for online merchants. Usertrust gives Merchants a clearer picture of how they can serve their customers better by offering transaction evaluation and feedback services. UserTrust also includes compliance resolution features to help improve customer relations.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Award-Winning Comodo Internet Security (techsupportalert.com)
- ^ Prevent Buffer Overflow Attack with Comodo Memory Firewall (techmixer.com)
- ^ Comodo Registry Cleaner (PCWorld)
- ^ Comodo Market Share in 2008 (TheWhir.com)
- ^ Comodo Extended Validation SSL Certificates ((In)Secure Magazine)
- ^ Comodo Unified Communications Certificates (Yahoo.com)
- ^ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929395
- ^ HackerGuardian PCI Compliance (ComplianceHome.com)
