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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security software and services |
| Founded | 1984 (as Secure Computing Technology Center) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. (spun off from Honeywell) |
| Fate | Acquired by McAfee |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Key people | Dan Ryan (president and CEO) Richard Scott (chairman) |
| Products | Security appliances and hosted services |
| Revenue | $237.9 million USD (2007) |
Number of employees | ~1000 (2007) |
| Parent | McAfee |
| Website | www |
Secure Computing Corporation (SCC) was a public company that developed and sold computer security appliances and hosted services to protect users and data. McAfee acquired the company in 2008.
The company also developed filtering systems used by governments such as Iran and Saudi Arabia that blocks their citizens from accessing information on the Internet.[1][2]
- ^ Snuffing out Net's benefit to democracy, Jim Landers, Dallas Morning News, December 20, 2005; accessed September 20, 2008.
- ^ Iran targets dissent on the net Clark Boyd, BBC.com, June 24, 2005; accessed September 20, 2008.