Cybereason

Cybereason is an American cybersecurity technology company founded in 2012. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional office locations in London, UK, Tokyo, Japan, and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Cybereason
Type Private
IndustrySoftware
Founded2012 (2012)
FounderLior Div, Yossi Naar, Yonatan Striem-Amit
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Key people
Lior Div (CEO)
ProductsSecurity software
Number of employees
950[1]
Websitecybereason.com

History

In July 2012, Cybereason was founded and incorporated in Delaware, United States by Lior Div, an ex-soldier of Israel's Unit 8200.[2]

In 2014, Cybereason established its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]

In August 2016, Cybereason incorporated a subsidiary in the United Kingdom.

In June 2017, Cybereason launched Malicious Life, a podcast about the history of cybersecurity.[4]

In 2017, Cybereason established an office in London, England.

Funding

In 2014, Cybereason raised Series A funding from Charles River Ventures.[5] In total, Cybereason reports having raised $88.6M in funding rounds, receiving $59M in its Series C round from Softbank in 2015. .[6]

In August 2019, Cybereason raised $200 million in new financing from SoftBank Group and its affiliates.[7]

Services

Cybereason offers an endpoint protection platform.[8] It delivers antivirus software, endpoint detection and response with one agent, and a suite of managed services.[9]

Nocturnus is Cybereason's security research arm. The Nocturnus team specializes in discovering new attack methodologies, reverse-engineering malware, and exposing new system vulnerabilities. Nocturnus was the first to discover a vaccination for the 2017 NotPetya and Bad Rabbit cyberattacks.[10][11]

References
  1. "Cybereason | Company Overview & News". Forbes.
  2. "Why this founder left Israel's elite cybersecurity unit to found a Boston startup". Built In Boston. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. Conti, Katheleen (June 8, 2016). "Israeli-linked firms continue to thrive in Mass". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. "Malicious Life Podcast - The Stories Behind the World of Cybercrime". Malicious Life. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. Lomas, Natasha (2014-02-11). "Cybereason Takes Its Malicious Ops Detection Platform Out Of Stealth, Backed By $4.6M From CRV". Techcrunch.
  6. Hackett, Robert (2015-08-13). "Israeli security startup Cybereason raises $59 million in funding round led by Softbank". Fortune.
  7. "Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform". TechCrunch. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  8. Stephenson, Peter (2016-08-22). "Review: Cybereason Detection & Response Platform". SC Magazine.
  9. "Cybereason Defense Platform\website=Cybereason".
  10. "Vaccine, not Killswitch, Found for Petya (NotPetya) Ransomware Outbreak". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  11. Wagenseil, Paul (October 26, 2017). "Bad Rabbit Ransomware: What It Is, What to Do". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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