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Trend Micro Inc.
トレンドマイクロ株式会社

Type	Public (K.K.)
Traded as	TYO: 4704
Industry	Computer software
Founded	24 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-24), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Founder	Eva Chen Steve Chang Jenny Chang
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan (global) Irving, Texas, United States (global operational) Taipei, Taiwan (global R&D)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Eva Chen (CEO)
Products	Cybersecurity software
Services	Computer security
Revenue	¥223.8 billion (2022)
Operating income	¥31.3 billion (2022)
Net income	¥29.8 billion (2022)
Total assets	¥470.8 billion (2022)
Total equity	¥228.7 billion (2022)
Number of employees	7,000 (2022)

Trend Micro Inc. (トレンドマイクロ株式会社, Torendo Maikuro Kabushiki-Gaisha) is a company that creates cyber security software. It was founded in both America and Japan. This company helps protect computers and networks from online threats.

Trend Micro has research and development (R&D) centers all over the world. These centers are in 16 different places on every continent except Antarctica. The company makes security software for many different computer systems. This includes servers, cloud environments, networks, and individual devices. Their cloud security products keep customers safe on platforms like Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.

Eva Chen is one of the people who started the company. She has been the chief executive officer (CEO) since 2005. Before her, Steve Chang, another co-founder, was the CEO. He is now the chairman of the company.

History
Technologies
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History

How Trend Micro Started (1988–1999)

Trend Micro was started in 1988 in Los Angeles, USA. The founders were Steve Chang, his wife Jenny Chang, and her sister Eva Chen. They used money from a previous business venture to begin the company. Soon after starting, the founders moved their main office to Taipei, Taiwan.

In 1992, Trend Micro grew by taking over a Japanese software company. This led to the creation of Trend Micro Devices, and a new main office was set up in Tokyo, Japan. The company then worked with Intel, a big computer chip maker. They created an anti-virus product for local computer networks (LANs). Intel sold this product under its own name.

By 1993, another company called Novell started including Trend Micro's product with its network software. In 1998, Trend Micro became a public company. Its shares were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 1999, it also began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange in the United States.

Growing and Expanding (2000s)

In 2004, Steve Chang decided to separate the roles of CEO and chairman. In January 2005, Eva Chen became the new CEO. She had been the chief technology officer since 1996. Steve Chang remained the company's chairman.

Trend Micro bought several companies to add new security features.

In May 2005, they bought InterMute, an antispyware company. This helped them protect against unwanted software.
In June 2005, they acquired Kelkea, which made software to stop spam and phishing scams.
In March 2007, Trend Micro bought HijackThis, a free tool for removing spyware.
In October 2007, they acquired Provilla. This company made software to prevent sensitive data from leaving a company's network.
In February 2008, Trend Micro bought Identum. This company developed special email encryption software.
In April 2009, they acquired Third Brigade. This company made software to prevent intrusions and act as a firewall.

New Technologies and Partnerships (2010s)

Trend Micro continued to grow and add new services in the 2010s.

In June 2010, they acquired humyo, which offered cloud-based storage.
In November 2010, they bought Mobile Armor. This company focused on encrypting data on mobile devices.
In June 2012, Trend Micro acquired AffirmTrust, a company that provided Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for secure websites.
In October 2012, they bought Broadweb. This company had technology to block harmful data in real-time.

In September 2013, Trend Micro moved its US headquarters to Irving, Texas. This helped them bring together their operations from different locations.

In September 2014, Trend Micro started working with INTERPOL. They shared information about cybercrime threats. This helped INTERPOL and its member countries fight cybercrime globally. Trend Micro also trained INTERPOL on cybercrime investigations.

The company also expanded its Cloud App Security to protect services like Microsoft Office 365. By 2016, this protection also covered Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive.

In October 2015, Trend Micro agreed to buy TippingPoint from HP Inc. This deal included the Zero Day Initiative, a program that finds security flaws.

In 2016, Trend Micro found a virus that could infect smart TVs, not just Android phones.

In June 2017, Trend Micro launched a $100 million fund. This fund invests in new technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT).

In November 2017, Trend Micro acquired IMMUNIO. This added new ways to detect and protect against software vulnerabilities.

In April 2018, Trend Micro joined the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. This is an agreement between companies to protect customers from cyberattacks.

In August 2018, some Trend Micro products for MacOS were found to collect browser history and other data. Apple removed these products from its App Store. Trend Micro admitted that the products had collected and uploaded data. They apologized for any concern and explained it was due to common code libraries. They also said this was mentioned in the user agreements.

In November 2018, Trend Micro and Moxa Inc. formed a new company called TXOne Networks. This company focuses on security for industrial IoT environments.

In March 2019, Trend Micro partnered with a Japanese cybersecurity center (NISC) to share threat information. In April, they partnered with Luxoft to secure networked vehicles from cyberattacks.

In October 2019, Trend Micro acquired Cloud Conformity. This company helps manage cloud security. In November, Trend Micro launched Cloud One. This is a set of security products for organizations using cloud platforms.

Recent Developments (2020s)

In July 2020, Trend Micro launched Cloud One – Conformity. This product helps organizations fix mistakes and security risks in the cloud.

In November 2020, Trend Micro released Cloud One – Network Security to protect private cloud networks. They also partnered with AWS Gateway Load Balancer and AWS Firewall to make cloud security easier. Trend Micro also launched Trend Micro Check, a free tool to help identify fraud and misinformation.

In December 2020, Cloud One – File Storage Security was added to their product line.

In January 2021, Trend Micro launched Cloud One – Container Security. In February, they launched Vision One. This platform helps customers find and respond to threats from one place.

In May 2021, Trend Micro launched TXOne StellarProtect for industrial systems. They also launched Cloud One – Open Source Security by Snyk.

In September 2021, Trend Micro launched Service One to help customers get support for managing their security. In October, they partnered with Fujitsu to improve connected car security.

In April 2022, Trend Micro announced Trend Micro One. This platform helps customers see, detect, and protect across all security layers. In June, they announced VicOne, a security offering for electric and connected cars.

In January 2023, Trend Micro started CTOne. This new company focuses on 5G network security. In February, they acquired Anylz, a company providing security operations center technology.

In July 2023, Trend Micro launched Trend Vision One with a special AI assistant called Companion. In the same month, Trend Micro became an official partner of the McLaren Formula E Team.

Technologies

In June 2008, Trend Micro introduced its Smart Protection Network. This is a cloud-based system that collects information about online threats. It helps protect customers from dangers like malware and phishing attacks. In 2012, they added big data analytics to this network. This allows the network to find new threats by looking at how they behave.

Trend Micro gets its threat information from TrendLabs. This is the company's research, development, and support center. TrendLabs has ten labs around the world. Its main office is in the Philippines. It employs 1,200 security experts and engineers. The lab in Singapore focuses on analyzing malware.

In February 2018, Trend Micro worked with Panasonic to build more secure systems for automated cars. In April 2018, the company released a tool to help identify different writing styles. This tool helps fight email fraud.