GeoGuard
IT Services and IT ConsultingBritish Columbia, Canada201-500 Employees
GeoGuard, a division of GeoComply Solutions Inc., focuses on geolocation-based security, fraud detection and the protection of digital content. It is widely recognized as a market leader in VPN and proxy detection, helping streaming video platforms, content rights holders, banks and payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges guard against geo-piracy and location-based fraud. The company combines geo-filtering and fraud detection with human intelligence to prevent users from spoofing their location. Its geolocation technologies, refined in a regulated digital gaming environment, underpin software deployed on hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, GeoGuard operates within the IT services and IT consulting sector as part of GeoComply and serves a diverse set of customers seeking geographic enforcement and fraud prevention across digital services. In 2021 the company expanded its partnerships by integrating with Amazon.com and other major CDN providers to address hijacked residential IP issues.