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:''Although both active in IT security Fox-IT isn't related to the Chinese software company Foxit Corp.'' Fox-IT is a Dutch consultancy company based in Delft. Fox-IT is active in the information technology security sector. Fox-IT is engaged in consulting, IT products and training. Their main customers are Governments, financial institutions and companies in the field of critical infrastructure . Their mission-statement is: "Making technical and innovative contributions for a more secure society."〔(secure)Website Fox-IT: (About Fox-IT ), visited 24 may 2014.〕 ==History== Two Dutchmen with a background in forensic investigations and hacking the infrastructure of the Netherlands Forensic Institute, Ronald Prins and Menno van der Marel, formed the company in 1999. It was one of the first ''digital investigation agency'' in Western-Europe.〔(Fox-IT history ), visited 24 May 2014.〕 In 2003 Fox-IT took over some of the activities of Philips Crypto when the electronics-firm saw the revenues of Philips Crypto going down.〔Website Crypto Museum on (Philips Crypto ), visited 5 September 2011.〕 Later, in 2005, Fox-IT opened their first international offices in Great Britain and on Aruba (formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles). Other markets, such as the Middle East and the United States are served through local partners. In December 2007 the company came out as ''most reliable security company'' in a survey from Emerce, which was performed by TNS Nipo. The survey was part of the Emerce 100: a survey of the image of e-commerce companies. Overall the company ended on place 11, behind Google but before companies as Ebay and the Boston Consultancy Group.〔Emerce (Top10 Security 2008 ), 17 December 2007, visited 6 September 2011.〕〔(Emerce 100 - 2008 ), 17 December 2007, visited 6 September 2011.〕 Within the first few years of operations, Fox-IT was asked by a large telecommunications operator to deliver a service based on network monitoring. This led to the first Cyber Security Operations Center in the Netherlands and one of an initial handful in Europe. From these beginnings, Fox-IT has developed into Europe’s largest specialized cyber security company. The company has approximately 200 staff who are all screened by the AIVD.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fox-IT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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