Cybereason

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Cybereason
legal form
founding 2012
Seat Boston, MA
management Lior Div (CEO)
Branch IT security
Website www.cybereason.com

Cybereason is a cybersecurity technology company founded in 2012 by cybersecurity experts Lior Div (CEO), Yossi Naar (CVO) and Yonatan Striem-Amit (CTO). The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in London, UK , Tokyo, Japan , and Tel Aviv, Israel .

history

Cybereason was founded in Delaware , USA in July 2012 . In 2014, Cybereason established its headquarters in Boston.

In April 2016, Cybereason formed a joint venture with SoftBank and Cybereason Japan Corp, based in Tokyo , Japan . and a subsidiary in Great Britain in August 2016 .

In December 2016, Cybereason released a free ransomware prevention software product called RansomFree. RansomFree was downloaded by over 500,000 users before it was discontinued in November 2018.

In May 2017, Cybereason researchers discovered a large-scale, advanced, and persistent threat in Asia called Operation Cobalt Kitty. In June 2017 Cybereason launched the Malicious Life Podcast, which publishes undisclosed reports from the history of cybersecurity , accompanied by comments and reflections from hackers, security experts, journalists and politicians.

In June 2017, Cybereason researchers discovered a "vaccine" against the NotPetya ransomware and in October 2017 a "vaccine" against the Bad Rabbit ransomware. In 2018, Cybereason released the film The Defenders , a behind-the-scenes look at cyberattacks and the people who stop them.

In 2018 Cybereason officially announced a partnership with ARM, a collaboration for the protection of the IoT ecosystem, and in the same year Cybereason officially expanded into a global security service provider providing 24/7 monitoring, response and tracking services in all time zones. In 2019, Cybereason uncovered a government-organized espionage drive called Operation Soft Cell that targeted telecommunications companies.

financing

In 2014, Cybereason partnered with Charles River Ventures on a start-up financing. In total, Cybereason raised $ 88.6 million, with $ 59 million in scaling funding from Softbank in 2015.

In August 2019, the company raised $ 200 million in funds from SoftBank Group and its affiliates.

product

The company offers a platform for protecting end devices. "This is a dual system that uses the" Hunting Engine "for tracking, etc. a. communicates in the cloud. ”This provides next generation antivirus software, endpoint detection and response with an agent and a range of managed services.

Nocturnus is the company's security research division. This is a group of cybersecurity experts with specialist knowledge of cyber crime and defense tactics from various security groups, drawing on current research.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Katheleen Conti Globe Staff, June 8, 2016, 6:00 am Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View Comments: Israeli-linked firms continue to thrive in Mass. - The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Softbank Leads $ 59 Million Round In Israeli Security Startup. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Ransom Free is the free program that protects your PC against ransomware. December 19, 2016, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  4. ^ Assaf Dahan: Cyberattack Report Operation Cobald Kitty. Accessed April 25, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ About. In: Malicious Life. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Paul Wagenseil October 26, 2017: Bad Rabbit Ransomware: What It Is, What to Do. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ Virus Bulletin :: VB2019 paper: Operation Soft Cell - a worldwide campaign against telecommunication providers. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Cybereason Takes Its Malicious Ops Detection Platform Out Of Stealth, Backed By $ 4.6M From CRV. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (American English).
  9. ↑ Cybereason raises $ 200 million from SoftBank to expand global footprint . In: Reuters . August 6, 2019 ( reuters.com [accessed April 25, 2020]).
  10. ↑ Monica Melton: Cybereason Raises $ 200 Million Led By SoftBank Group Ahead Of IPO. Accessed April 25, 2020 (English).