Dasient

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Dasient
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryInternet security, web anti-malware
Founded2008
Headquarters Sunnyvale, California United States
ProductsWeb Anti-Malware (WAM), Anti Malvertising Solution (AMS)
Parent Twitter
Website www.dasient.com

Dasient was an internet security company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It was founded in 2008 [1] and launched its first product in June 2009. [2] [3] Dasient was acquired by Twitter in January 2012. [4]

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Products

Dasient provides cloud-based anti-malware services for protecting businesses against web-based malware and malvertising. [5] [6] [7]

Dasient's Web Malware Analysis Platform uses a dynamic, behavioral-based engine - based on sophisticated algorithms and anomaly detection technology - to defend against the latest attacks using up-to-date intelligence about malware. This platform includes a system of highly instrumented virtual machines to simulate what actual users would experience when visiting a particular web page or viewing a specific online ad. [8]

History

The company was founded by former Google personnel Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi, and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive. [9]

Dasient was named by Network World as one of ten startups to watch in 2010. [10]

The company received seed funding from Mike Maples, ex-Verisign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and ex-3Com/Palm chairman Eric Benhamou. [11] In February 2011, it was announced that Google Ventures invested in Dasient. [12]

Dasient was acquired by Twitter in January 2012. [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dasient launch on CNET". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Dasient Tries to Run Drive-By Malware Off the Web". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Twitter buys anti-malware firm Dasient". The Economic Times. 2012-01-24. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  5. ↑ "CNET: Dasient helps Web sites avoid blacklists, malware". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. ↑ "InformationWeek: Dasient Helps Publishers Stop Malicious Ads".
  7. ↑ "Firms tackle virus-laden Web sites, ads". CNET. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Dasient's Web Malware Analysis Platform".
  9. ↑ "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou". 8 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "10 start-ups to watch in 2010: a product roundup". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou". 8 June 2009.
  12. ↑ "Google Ventures Invests In Web Security Company Dasient". 7 February 2011.
  13. ↑ Smith, Catharine (24 January 2012). "Huffington Post: Twitter Buys Dasient Security Startup To Combat Spam".
  14. ↑ "CNET: Twitter acquires anti-malware company Dasient".
  15. ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (24 January 2012). "The New York Times: Twitter Acquires Second Security Firm in Three Months".
  16. ↑ "The Wall Street Journal: Twitter Buys Anti-malware Firm Dasient — Report". 24 January 2012.
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