abusix

Abusix provides network and email security solutions, operating as a B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. It was established in October 2009 in Karlsruhe, Germany, by co-founders Tobias Knecht, who serves as CEO, and Simon Pirschel. Knecht brought over two decades of experience in the security industry to the venture and is actively involved in the anti-abuse community, co-chairing working groups at RIPE and M3AAWG.

The firm primarily serves Internet Service Providers (ISPs), telecommunication companies, cloud and hosting providers, and enterprises. Its business model appears to be subscription-based, with pricing influenced by factors like the volume of incidents managed or the number of user licenses required. Public pricing for its "Guardian Mail" service shows a tiered structure based on query volume, including a free tier for smaller businesses and custom pricing for larger teams.

Abusix's product suite is designed to identify and mitigate network abuse, spam, and cyber threats at their source. One of its core offerings is AbuseHQ, a security orchestration and automation platform that manages abuse reports. It automates workflows by parsing inbound reports from numerous formats, integrating with third-party data services, and orchestrating responses, which helps lower support costs for its clients. Another key product is Abusix Mail Intelligence, a real-time threat intelligence service. This service utilizes a series of blocklists and a welcome list to protect against email-borne threats like spam, phishing, and malware by analyzing data on IP addresses, domains, and URLs from various sources, including spam traps. The company also launched a comprehensive platform named Guardian, which includes modules for mail security (Guardian Mail), network abuse management (Guardian Ops), and threat intelligence (Guardian Intel).

The company secured a seven-figure seed funding round in late 2013 from Target Partners and German Accelerator to expand its market presence and product development. In 2018, Abusix acquired MXTools and expanded its sales operations into Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.

Keywords: network security, email security, abuse desk automation, threat intelligence, spam filtering, blocklist service, phishing protection, malware prevention, network abuse management, SaaS, cybersecurity, ISP security, hosting provider security, Tobias Knecht, AbuseHQ, Abusix Mail Intelligence, cyber threat mitigation, real-time blocklists, security orchestration, network protection