Press Releases 2010

12.2.2010 | Webroot Named a 2011 SC Magazine Awards Finalist
Webroot© Web Security Service receives Excellence Award nomination for Best SME Security Solution; Webroot Email Security Service receives Reader's Trust Award nomination for Best Email Security Solution

11.17.2010 | Webroot Releases Annual Holiday Cybersecurity Survey
Shoppers plan to buy more gifts online this year; some online habits hold steady while others worsen

11.15.2010 | Webroot Research Shows Half of SMBs Block Employee Access to Facebook
Internet Security Service Provider Reveals how Social Networking has Impacted SMB Security in 2010

11.11.2010 | Webroot Opens R&D Center in Upper Austria
Internet Security Company Has Established Local Team of Cloud Security Technology Engineers

11.01.2010 | Webroot Acquires Prevx
Two Cloud Security Leaders Join Forces to Transform How Security is Delivered

10.18.2010 | Webroot Announces Latest Release of Cloud-Based Web Security Service

10.12.2010 | New Webroot Survey Reveals Poor Password Practices That May Put Consumers' Identities At Risk
Research Shows Younger Internet Users Are More Reckless, But All Groups Make Critical Mistakes

9.27.2010 | Webroot Opens BeNeLux Office

8.23.2010 | West Coast Labs Launches Latest Checkmark Certification Testing Regime for Web Threats, Issues Checkmark Web Threats Certification to Webroot
Webroot Software Inc. subjects its Webroot Web Security Service to extensive testing to detect and block access to 100% of URLS in the test suite that contain web threats

8.17.2010 | Webroot Expands Board of Directors with Three Key Appointments
Veteran Technology Entrepreneurs Bring Extensive Software-as-a-Service and Financial Expertise

8.10.2010 | Webroot Appoints Michelle Marian Senior Vice President Of Global Online Business
Former AOL Executive to Drive Aggressive Revenue Growth Through Strategic E-commerce and Digital Initiatives

7.26.2010 | Webroot Unveils Webroot® Internet Security Complete, the First Consumer Offering to Protect You, Not Just Your PC
New Product Introduced With Latest Releases of Webroot Internet Security Essentials and Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper®

7.13.2010 | Webroot Survey Finds Geolocation Apps Prevalent Amongst Mobile Device Users, But 55% Concerned About Loss of Privacy
Survey Tracks Consumer Reaction and Widespread Use of New Geolocation Tools

7.7.2010 | Webroot Acquires BrightCloud, Innovator in Web Site Classification and Reputation Services
Acquisition Will Drive Innovation in Webroot’s Cloud-based Protection for Consumers and Businesses

5.19.2010 | Webroot Establishes International Headquarters in Ireland

5.05.2010 | Webroot Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Secure E-mail Gateways

5.04.2010 | Webroot Adds Vulnerability Scanning to Cloud-Based Web Security Service
New Features Enhance Cloud-based Web Security Service from Antispyware Pioneer

4.27.2010 | Three-Quarters of UK Companies Use Web 2.0 Applications for Business Increasing Likelihood of Web-based Malware and Attacks
One in Four Employers Concerned about Web Security as Employees Access Company Data Remotely

4.06.2010 | Webroot Continues to Expand Consumer Market Presence with New Vice President of North American Retail Sales
Former Symantec Executive Lee Allen Brings 18 Years of Experience Leading Consumer Retail Sales and Revenue Growth

3.30.2010 | Webroot Research: One Year Later, Social Networkers Are Savvier About Keeping Information Private, But Still Take Risks
Second Annual Survey Shows 37 Percent More Users Block Strangers From Viewing Their Profiles Through A Google Search, Yet 81 Percent Allow Anyone on Their Network to See Their Recent Activity

3.29.2010 | Webroot Channel Program Earns Five-Star Rating by Everything Channel
Channel Edge® Partner Program Recognized as Exceptional by Leading Channel Authority

3.26.2010 | Security 101: Universities Implement Webroot® Security Services to Protect their Data
Cloud-based Web and Email Security Services Help Schools Protect Students and Staff from Emerging Online Threats

3.24.2010 | Webroot Builds Executive Team to Expand Operations Across Asia
Veteran Technology Executive Masahiro Morimoto Appointed to New Role of Vice President, Asia-Japan. Takashi Sawai Appointed General Manager, Japan.

3.15.2010 | Webroot Celebrates Outstanding Channel Achievements at Major Industry Awards
Shortlisted as MicroScope ACEs ‘Security Vendor of the Year’ Finalist of European IT Excellence Awards’ ‘Channel Personalities of the Year’

3.11.2010 | Webroot® Email Security Service Wins 'Messaging Product of the Year' For Second Year Running

3.11.2010 | Webroot Appoints Vice President of Human Resources
Former Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard director Elizabeth Andora to support Webroot’s strategic growth

3.10.2010 | Webroot Continues Global Expansion With Acquisition Of Leading Internet Security Services Provider In Nordic Region
Webroot Acquires Cloud-based Security Services Leader Email Systems Scandinavia

3.03.2010 | Webroot Appoints Ramon Peypoch Vice President of Corporate Development
Cloud Security M&A Leader Tapped for New Role at Webroot to Drive Strategic Growth

2.22.2010 | Webroot Executive Recognized as a 2010 Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN
Company also Named One of CRN’s Coolest Cloud Security Vendors

2.17.2010 | New Webroot Survey Shows Web 2.0 Is Top Security Threat to SMBs in 2010
Quarter of SMBs Compromised through Social Networking Sites in 2009

1.27.2010 | Webroot shortlisted in five categories in 2010 Network Computing Awards
Voting opens at www.networkcomputingawards.co.uk

1.12.2010 | Webroot Expands Globally With Two Executive Appointments
Chris Benham Appointed to New Role of Chief Marketing Officer; Kenton Sieckman Joins in New Role of Vice President, Worldwide Service and Support

1.6.2010 | Webroot Among Cloud Security Industry’s Best Channel Vendors According to Business Solutions Magazine
Webroot Rated Particularly High By Voters in Product Reliability and Product Innovation