ThreatConnect is a cyber-security firm based in Arlington, Virginia. They provide a Threat Intelligence Platform for companies to aggregate and act upon threat intelligence.
| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Network Security |
| Founded | April 28th, 2011 |
| Founder | Adam Vincent (Co-founder), Andrew Pendergast (Co-founder), Leigh Reichel (Co-founder), Balaji Yelemenchilli (Current CEO) |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia , United States |
| Products | Threat Intelligence Platform, Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response, Cyber Risk Quantification |
Number of employees | 129 (May 2019)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editThe firm was founded in 2011 as Cyber Squared Inc. by Adam Vincent, Richard Barger, Andrew Pendergast and Leigh Reichel.[2] They renamed to ThreatConnect after their series A funding of $4 million in 2014,[3][4] and in December 2015 obtained series B funding of $16 million.[5]
The company gained attention when it linked the Anthem medical data breach to Chinese government-sponsored entities.[6] According to cybercrime expert Brian Krebs, ThreatConnect identified domains used by the group that were intentionally similar to legitimate domains used by Anthem.[7]
They also linked Guccifer 2.0, responsible for the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, to the Russian-backed cyberespionage group Fancy Bear.[8][9] Further cyberattacks they attributed to Fancy Bear include against a group investigating the Malaysia Airlines 17 crash,[10] and the World Anti-Doping Agency who had recently issued a report about state-sponsored doping.[11]
In September 2020, ThreatConnect acquired Virginia-based software company Nehemiah Security.[12]
References
edit- ^ Chris Bing (26 January 2016). "This Cyber Startup Is Flying Under the Radar With a Monster Valuation". DC Inno. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Ethan Rothstein (12 January 2015). "Shirlington Startup Helping Big Companies Prevent Hacking". ARLnow - Arlington, Va. Local News & Community.
- ^ Eric Hal Schwartz (20 November 2014). "Virginia Cybersecurity Startup Cyber Squared Gets $4M and a Name Change". In The Capital. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Steven Overly (20 November 2014). "Cybersecurity firm Cyber Squared raises $4 million, changes name to ThreatConnect". The Washington Post.
- ^ Cara O'Donnell (22 December 2016). "Threat Intelligence Startup ThreatConnect Closes $16M Investment Round and Makes Strategic Move within Arlington". Arlington Economic Development.
- ^ Ellen Nakashima (27 February 2015). "Security firm finds link between China and Anthem hack". The Washington Post.
- ^ Brian Krebs (9 April 2016). "Anthem Breach May Have Started in April 2014". Krebs On Security.
- ^ Teri Robinson (26 July 2016). "ThreatConnect: Guccifer 2.0 likely persona for Russian-linked propagandists, PR operatives leaking info to media". SC Magazine. Haymarket Media Group.
- ^ "US cybersecurity firms say Russia likely behind hacks". The Times of Israel. Associated Press. 1 August 2016.
- ^ India Ashok (29 September 2016). "Journalists investigating MH17 hacked by Russia-backed Fancy Bear hackers - ThreatConnect". International Business Times.
- ^ Sam Thielman (23 August 2016). "Same Russian hackers likely breached Olympic drug-testing agency and DNC". The Guardian.
- ^ "Arlington cybersecurity firm buys Tysons software company". Virginia Business. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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