Dasient

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Dasient
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.

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Products

Dasient provides cloud-based anti-malware services for protecting businesses against web-based malware and malvertising. [4] [5]

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. [6]

History

The company was founded by former Google personnel Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi, and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive. [7]

Dasient was named by Network World as one of ten startups to watch in 2010. [8]

The company received seed funding from Mike Maples, ex-Verisign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and ex-3Com/Palm chairman Eric Benhamou. [9] In February 2011, it was announced that Google Ventures invested in Dasient. [10]

Dasient was acquired by Twitter in January 2012. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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