About Us

Net Caboose Ltd has been established since January 2001. The focus of Net Caboose was to work with companies to improve their security and networking processes and we've worked with a number of different clients worldwide. Our clients have ranged from Lucent (Bell Labs), Agere Systems in the US and Huawei in China to a number of smaller companies in Europe. Building on this experience, Net Caboose has developed innovative security products designed to make the Internet a more secure place to work.

Our Philosophy

The philosophy of Net Caboose is to provide secure, reliable access to sensitive, valuable information both business and personal.

 

What is a 'Caboose'?

Simon Heron spent two years in the Antarctic on a remote ice shelf studying the Ionosphere.  Using a sophisticated over the horizon radar, he was able to track the ion irregularities through the 'E' and 'F' regions of the ionosphere to 'see' what was happening up there. 

This required a lot of sensitive electronic equipment and it was all housed safely in a caboose, the one pictured here. Against hurricane winds and temperatures as low as -55C, it provided protection against a harsh environment.

So when it came to naming a company that protected networks, the name just had to be 'Net Caboose'!

In the States of course, a Caboose is the guard's van on a train which is also quite apt.

Simon Heron - Managing Director

Simon Heron has over 19 years experience in the IT industry, including ten years experience in Internet security. During this time he has developed and designed technologies ranging from firewalls, anti-virus, LANs and WANs. Simon has an MSc (attained with Distinction) in Microprocessor Technology and Applications, and a BSc (Hons) in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding and is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

Prior to Net Caboose, Simon co-founded Network Box Corporation (UK) Ltd and was Managing Director, finally merging this franchise with the parent company in 2006. Before Network Box, Simon co-founded and was Technical Director of Cresco Technologies Ltd, a network design and simulation solution company with customers in the USA, Europe and China. Simon started his security career when he worked for Microsystems Engineering Ltd, as a Project Manager, where he implemented network security for the company.

Simon began his career as a digital hardware and software engineer, developing pioneering speech recognition technology before moving on to work for the British Antarctic Survey (B.A.S.) as science project leader. While at the B.A.S. he spent two Antarctic winters at the research station Halley in the Antarctic, developing and enhancing graphical technologies in the harshest of conditions.