Iberlayer

What Iberlayer does

Iberlayer S.L. is a Spain-based (Tres Cantos, Madrid) cloud email security vendor operating under the Email Guardian trade name. Founded circa 2012, the company delivers a multi-layered, cloud-native email protection service targeting Spanish enterprises concerned with phishing, malware, ransomware, BEC/CEO fraud, banking fraud, credential theft, domain spoofing, and zero-day threats. The platform combines AI-enhanced content and attachment analysis (text, URL, QR code, image inspection, including encrypted files in a real-time sandbox) with DMARC authentication and an optional SOC Integration module that forwards encrypted logs via an MFA-protected API. Service is delivered as a subscription with no on-premises hardware or software, configured in approximately five minutes, and supported by 24x7 monitoring from the vendor's security team.

Iberlayer's go-to-market is multi-channel: a product-led motion with a 30-day free trial (no credit card required), a sales-led motion with expert-led demos for enterprise buyers, and a channel motion through MSPs, IT service providers, and VARs. Pricing is per-user, with monthly or annual billing and all updates and support included. Iberlayer reports a 98% PoC-to-customer conversion rate and a 99% annual renewal rate, indicating strong product-market fit and customer stickiness within its installed base.

The company is privately held, registered as a Sociedad Limitada in Madrid, and holds no disclosed external institutional investors. Its customer base is concentrated in Spain across media (Atresmedia, Prisa, Mediaset, Planeta), telecommunications (Orange), insurance (Pelayo), finance (UCI), automotive (RACE), and technology (VASS, Flytech, Tecnotramit). Iberlayer is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and listed in the CPSTIC (CCN) and INCIBE catalogs, credentials that align the company with Spanish public-sector and regulated-industry procurement frameworks. The company does not disclose revenue, funding, or management team information in available sources.

Name

Iberlayer

Legal name

Iberlayer S.L.

Website

https://iberlayer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iberlayer is a Spain-based cloud email security vendor offering the Email Guardian platform, which provides AI-enhanced spam, phishing, malware, and BEC fraud protection for Spanish enterprises across media, telecom, insurance, finance, and technology verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Email Security

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Email & Collaboration Threat Detection/Response (ICR/CTDR) (HDADAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Email Authentication & Domain Protection (DMARC/SPF/DKIM) (HDADAKAC), Email Data Loss Prevention & Encryption (HDADAKAD)

Keywords

• Cloud email security
• Email threat protection
• Anti-phishing solutions
• BEC fraud detection
• DMARC authentication

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Email Security Subscription: License per user regardless of the number of accounts, with pricing available on monthly or annual billing cycles. All updates and support are included in the subscription price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Iberlayer delivers cloud-based email security through its Email Guardian™ platform, providing multi-layered protection against spam, malware, phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), CEO fraud, ransomware, and zero-day attacks. The service is delivered entirely from the cloud with no on-premises hardware or software required, configured in approximately five minutes, and offered on a per-user subscription basis with optional add-on modules for SOC integration and DMARC domain authentication.

Product overview

Iberlayer is a cloud-based email security provider offering a unified platform centered around Email Guardian™. The portfolio consists of the core Email Guardian service (cloud email security with AI-enhanced filtering and multi-layered threat detection), complemented by two add-on modules: SOC Integration (enabling real-time encrypted log forwarding with MFA-protected API for Security Operations Center use) and DMARC (domain authentication strengthening SPF and DKIM). All services are delivered as cloud-based subscriptions requiring no hardware or software installation, with setup achievable in approximately five minutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Email Guardian™

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CPSTICcoreOthersListed in the CPSTIC (Centro Criptológico Nacional) product catalog for email security, indicating official recognition within Spanish government cybersecurity frameworks.
• INCIBEcoreOthersListed in the INCIBE (Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad) catalog, providing visibility within the Spanish cybersecurity ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mimecast: Mimecast provides cloud-based email security, archiving, and continuity with threat protection, URL defense, and BEC guards. It competes head-to-head with Iberlayer in mid-market and enterprise email security subscriptions across Western Europe.
• Hornetsecurity: Hornetsecurity is a European-based cloud email security provider offering spam filtering, phishing/CEO fraud protection, and awareness training. It directly overlaps Iberlayer's product portfolio and competes in the same EU/EMEA enterprise and MSP channel.
• Proofpoint: Proofpoint is the global market leader in email security and threat protection, offering cloud-based anti-phishing, BEC defense, sandboxing, and DMARC management — overlapping nearly every functional capability in Iberlayer's Email Guardian and DMARC products, serving the same enterprise customer base.
• Barracuda Networks: Barracuda offers Email Protection, phishing defense, and DMARC solutions as packaged cloud services, often distributed via MSPs and VARs — a comparable product, go-to-market model, and target buyer profile to Iberlayer.

Emerging players

• Abnormal Security: Abnormal Security applies behavioral AI to stop BEC, phishing, and account takeover across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. It is a credible next-generation competitor to Iberlayer's AI-enhanced email filtering, primarily in larger enterprise accounts.
• IRONSCALES: IRONSCALES is an AI-native email security platform focused on phishing and BEC detection, with a channel-heavy GTM. It competes with Iberlayer in the modern, AI-augmented segment of email threat detection.

Broad incumbents

• Check Point (Avanan): Check Point acquired Avanan, a cloud-native email security platform with phishing, BEC, and SaaS-app threat protection. It is a broader incumbent that bundles email security into Check Point's wider security platform, competing with Iberlayer at the enterprise security stack level.
• Google (Workspace/Gmail Enterprise Security): Google Workspace embeds native phishing, malware, and BEC protections for Gmail. It is the primary bundled alternative for organizations on Google Workspace and sets the price/feature baseline Iberlayer must beat.
• Sophos (Sophos Email): Sophos (owned by Thoma Bravo) delivers Sophos Email as part of a broader cybersecurity portfolio including endpoint and network security. It competes with Iberlayer in email threat protection while serving customers through a much larger multi-product platform.
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 ships natively with Microsoft 365 plans and competes with Iberlayer for the email security budget of any organization on Microsoft 365 — the most important competitive constraint in the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iberlayer1

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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