RiskIQ

RiskIQ, Inc.
Founded 2009
Founders Elias Manousos, Chris Kiernan, and David Pon
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
Website http://www.riskiq.com

RiskIQ is a cyber security company based in San Francisco, California. It provides cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solutions to help organizations detect phishing, fraud, malware, and other security threats online and in mobile apps.[1][2] RiskIQ is used by leading financial institutions and brands in the US and Europe to protect their web and mobile assets and users from security threats and fraud.

History

The company was co-founded in 2009 by Lou Manousos, Chris Kiernan and David Pon and aligns itself with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), and ISACA. The company received $10 million of Series A funding from Summit Partners in February 2013 and $25 million series B funding from Battery Ventures in May 2014.[3][4]

Products and Technology

The company combines a worldwide proxy network with synthetic clients that emulate the behavior of human users to detect phishing sites, rogue and copycat apps, drive-by malware, and malvertising.[5][6][7] RiskIQ offers four solutions: Threat Detection and Mitigation; Brand Protection and Compliance; Governance, Risk and Compliance; and Anti-Malvertising and Audience Experience. All of these solutions are designed to scan web properties and mobile app stores for virsus, SSL vulnerabilities, malware and malvertising, and to identify brand abuse and compliance violations[8]

Competitors

Competitors include Cyveillance, MarkMonitor, EMC, and Qualys.

References

  1. ↑ Burns Rudalevige, Christine (11 February 2013). "Hybrid clouds pose new security challenges". Network World. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Shwartz, Mathew (19 May 2014). "Senators Slam Online Advertisers As 'Malvertising' Spikes". Dark Reading. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Meghan (18 July 2013). "RiskIQ puts companies in a threat-prevention state of mind with $10M". Venture Beat. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Vanian, Jonathan. "RiskIQ rakes in $25M to help companies monitor malware". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Oltsik, Jon (24 April 2014). "Enterprises Need Outside-In Continuous Monitoring for RiskManagement". Network World. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Noyes, Katherine (16 May 2014). "Breaking Down the White House big data and privacy report". Fortune. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Fulscado, Donna (5 September 2013). "How to Stay Safe Downloading Apps". Fox News. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  8. ↑ O'Reilly, Dennis (13 May 2014). "Malware authors target Android phones". CNET. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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