Egress

Egress is a provider of cloud-based email security solutions designed to protect organizations against advanced phishing attacks, data loss, and outbound data breaches. The company's intelligent email security platform leverages contextual machine learning, neural networks, and cloud-native API architecture to deliver enhanced email protection.

In June 2021, Egress acquired Aquilai, an anti-phishing software company, enhancing its platform with advanced threat intelligence capabilities. The acquisition led to the launch of Egress Defend, a product that utilizes Aquilai's technology to provide dynamic detection and response against phishing attacks, human error, and data exfiltration attempts.

Egress focuses on continuously assessing human risk within an organization and dynamically adapting policy controls accordingly. By creating per-user human risk scores based on data aggregated from various cybersecurity systems, Egress offers personalized email security controls that adjust in real-time to mitigate identified risks.

The company's solutions help organizations defend against data loss by identifying and classifying sensitive information, applying controls to prevent unauthorized data egress. Egress has also developed strategies to minimize data egress costs for its cloud customers, offering significantly lower rates compared to major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.

In September 2023, Egress won the Security Innovation of the Year award at the UK IT Industry Awards for its adaptive security architecture for cloud email, which integrates product telemetry and behavioral data across customers' cybersecurity ecosystems.

In April 2024, security awareness training firm KnowBe4 announced plans to acquire Egress, aiming to create a comprehensive AI-driven cybersecurity platform for managing human risk through the combined solutions.