Endgame, Inc.

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Endgame, Inc.
Industry Computer software
Computer security
Founded 2008
Founder(s) Christopher J. Rouland & Daniel Ingevaldson[1]
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Key people Nathaniel Fick
(CEO)[2]
Website http://www.endgame.com/

Endgame provides offensive and defensive vulnerability research, including a cyber operations platform supporting the detection, exploitation, and mitigation of cyber-threats.[3][4][5][6] Endgame was started by executives from ISS.[7]

History

In October 2010, the company raised 29 million USD from Bessemer Ventures, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and TechOperators, for web-based malware detection services[8] such as iPTrust, a "cloud-based botnet and malware detection service that collects and distills security data into a reputation engine".[9]

In February 2011, the company announced partnerships with HP[10] and IBM to use Endgame's IP Reputation Intelligence service within HP's TippingPoint Digital Vaccine service and IBM's managed services offerings. That same month emails sent to HB Gary from Endgame were leaked which revealed that the company sold zero-day vulnerabilities.[3]

In December 2012, Endgame announced the appointment of Nathaniel Fick as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Chris Rouland, who remains on the Endgame Board of Directors. A former Marine and author of bestseller One Bullet Away, Fick was previously CEO of the Center for a New American Security, an independent and nonpartisan national security and defense policy research institution, and remains an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.[11]

In March 2013, Endgame closed a $23 million Series B equity financing with the stated purpose to fund growth in its existing federal customer base as well as expand into the commercial market. The round was led by new investor Paladin Capital Group, a multi-stage private equity firm, and included participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and TechOperators.[12]

Leadership

The Endgame Board of Directors is led by Christopher Darby, President and CEO of In-Q-Tel, an independent strategic investment firm supporting the missions of the intelligence community. Endgame announced in March 2013 that Kenneth Minihan, former Director of the National Security Agency and Managing Director at Paladin, had also joined its Board of Directors.

References

  1. ↑ "Endgame Systems Company Overview". Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  2. ↑ "Nathaniel Fick Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Endgame". Retrieved 2013-07-16. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haroon Meer (10 Mar 2011). "Lessons from Anonymous on cyberwar". Retrieved 17 Mar 11. 
  4. ↑ "Endgame Overview". 1 Mar 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Cyber Weapons: The New Arms Race". Retrieved 2013-07-16. 
  6. ↑ "Nathaniel Fick, Former CNAS Chief, Heads Cyber Targeting Firm". Retrieved 2013-07-16. 
  7. ↑ "Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
  8. ↑ "Endgame Systems Raises $29M, Debuts Web-Based Malware Detection Service". Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  9. ↑ "Endgame Systems’ Reputation Service Sniffs Out Botnets". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-11. 
  10. ↑ "HP combining IPS and SIEM to better fight malware". 15 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  11. ↑ "Endgame Appoints New CEO". 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-26. 
  12. ↑ "Endgame Raises Another $23M To Take Its Gov't Security Solutions To A Wider Commercial Market". 13 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-26. 

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