Critical Watch

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Achilles Guard Inc.
Founded2000 (2000)
Headquarters,
USA
Services Computer Vulnerability Management
Parent Alert Logic
Website www.criticalwatch.com
Footnotes /references
[1]

Achilles Guard, Inc., commonly known as Critical Watch, is a security, risk and compliance company based in Dallas, Texas. [1] [2] The company primarily manufactures computer vulnerability assessment software and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance software. The company is CVE-compatible and was co-founded in 2000 by Eva Bunker and Nelson Bunker.

On January 6, 2015, Alert Logic announced that it had acquired Critical Watch for its scanning and analysis capabilities [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Achilles Guard, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. "Critical Watch moves to Addison". Dallas Business Journal . November 13, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. Official Alert Logic Press Release, Retrieved January 6, 2014