Invincea

Invincea
Private
Founder Anup K. Ghosh
Headquarters Fairfax, United States
Key people
Services
Parent Sophos
Subsidiaries Invincea Labs
Website invincea.com

Invincea, Inc by Sophos[1][2][3] (originally Secure Command, LLC) is a venture backed software company that provides malware threat detection, prevention, and pre-breach forensic intelligence.[4]

History

Founded in 2006, by Anup Ghosh, the company is headquartered Fairfax, Virginia. Major investors include Dell Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Aeris Capital & Harbert Venture Partners.[5]

In 2012, Invincea used a $21 million grant from DARPA to improve the security of the US military's Android-based devices such as tablet PCs and smart phones. The Invincea software secures data from unauthorized access and protects the device from malicious applications.[6]

In June 2013, Dell announced an OEM partnership with Invincea and began shipping a new endpoint security solution dubbed “Dell Data Protection | Protected Workspace” on all of its commercial tablets and PCs worldwide.[7][8]

In December 2013, Invincea acquired Sandboxie for an undisclosed amount. Sandboxie is a pioneer in the Windows Containment and sandboxing market, making it a logical addition to Invincea’s technology portfolio.[9]

In May 2016, Invincea launched X by Invincea. X protects endpoints by detecting and blocking known and unknown malware—without signatures in real-time. X combines deep learning, which is an advanced form of machine learning, behavioral analysis and isolation technology in one lightweight agent.[8] These technologies work together to provide better threat prevention without any negative impact on the workforce. The technology is built based on years of co-development with DARPA. Using this technology, X can determine if a file is malicious, even if that file has never been seen before. X also provides needed visibility to security teams without overwhelming them with data or requiring additional resources.

In February 2017, Invincea was acquired by Sophos,[1][2][3] a security software and hardware company.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sophos Adds Advanced Machine Learning to Its Next-Generation Endpoint Protection Portfolio with Acquisition of Invincea". Sophos. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  2. 1 2 "Sophos grows anti-malware ensemble with Invincea". Sophos. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-11. One may ask, if you already have great next-generation technology, why do you need Invincea’s technology?...Think of Invincea as the superhero that takes our ensemble to the next level – the entity that adds neural network-based machine learning to the team.
  3. 1 2 "Sophos to Acquire Invincea to Add Industry Leading Machine Learning to its Next Generation Endpoint Protection Portfolio". Invincea. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Invincea". Cruchbase.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dell Invests in 'Zero-day' Security Startup Invincea - The CIO Report - WSJ". WSJ. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Acohido, Byron (4 July 2012). "Military enlists Invincea to beef up Android security". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Robert Westervelt. "Invincea Lands Container Deal On Dell Commercial Laptops". CRN. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 Preimesberger, Chris (16 May 2016). "Invincea Debuts New Invisible Endpoint Security Agent". eWeek. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sandboxie acquired by invincea: what it means". gHacks Technology News. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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