Javelin Networks
Acquisition in 2018
Javelin protect Active Directory from every endpoint. Agentless. Active directory exposes all enterprise's identities, applications, and resources to every endpoint in the network by design, making it #1 target to attackers and a challenging asset to protect. Founded by post-exploitation experts with a mission to stop compromise in Active Directory networks around the world. Javelin AD|Protect secure AD and turns it into an Intrusion Detection and Containment system.
Appthority
Acquisition in 2018
Appthority, Inc. specializes in mobile application security solutions, focusing on protecting enterprises from various mobile threats to data and employee privacy. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) solution that provides threat detection, management, and intelligence. Appthority's software enables organizations to maintain visibility into mobile risks associated with devices, applications, and networks, thereby helping clients safeguard their private data. The company has gained the trust of numerous Fortune 1000 companies due to its effective mobile threat protection and the ability to enhance enterprise visibility and control over mobile security risks. As of November 2018, Appthority operates as a subsidiary of NortonLifeLock Inc.
ShieldX Networks
Series B in 2017
ShieldX Networks, Inc. specializes in network and cloud security software, providing the ShieldX Elastic Security Platform designed to safeguard data centers, cloud infrastructure, applications, and data. Established in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company was founded by a group of experienced investors and entrepreneurs from notable security firms. The firm emphasizes innovation by employing emerging technologies and cloud principles in its operations and product development. Recognizing the importance of its diverse workforce, ShieldX recruits individuals with unique expertise to enhance its technology and customer experience. The company's holistic approach aims to create a cohesive business environment where the collective efforts of the team contribute to greater success in addressing modern security challenges.
SurfEasy
Acquisition in 2017
SurfEasy, Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Toronto, Canada, specializes in providing solutions for personal online privacy and security. As a subsidiary of Symantec Corporation since November 2017, SurfEasy offers a portable USB key that launches a password-protected web browser, ensuring that users' internet traffic is encrypted across its high-speed network. The company's focus is on delivering user-friendly tools that enhance online safety and protect personal information.
Fireglass
Acquisition in 2017
Fireglass is a cybersecurity solutions provider based in the United States, specializing in protecting organizations from malware and phishing attacks across web and email platforms without the need for endpoint agents. The company's innovative approach allows users to navigate online with confidence by isolating all traffic remotely, preventing it from reaching the corporate network. This capability enhances user productivity while reducing the operational complexity typically associated with traditional web gateways. Fireglass's offerings encompass endpoint and hybrid cloud security management, information protection, messaging security, and website security, catering to diverse industries such as healthcare, government, and education. Founded by experts in network security and military intelligence, Fireglass has gained traction among Fortune 500 companies and is supported by prominent investors. As of July 2017, Fireglass operates as a subsidiary of Symantec Corporation.
Bluecoat
Acquisition in 2016
Founded in 1996, Blue Coat is now an industry leader in the field of advanced enterprise security. Originally founded as CacheFlow, the company changed its name to Blue Coat in 2002 to reflect its new emphasis on enterprise security, invoking the image of a baseball umpire’s uniform. In March 2015, Blue Coat was acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital. Blue Coat provides advanced enterprise security for 15,000 organizations across the globe, numbering 88 of the 100 largest global companies among them. The Blue Coat Security Platform provides an integrated platform that addresses companies’ network, security, and cloud requirements. This allows customers a minimal impact on network performance while still providing top-quality protection against advanced threats and improving performance for cloud applications and services. Blue Coat focuses strongly on growth and innovation, with 200 patents issued and pending. Blue Coat also maintains several Research and Development centers across the globe, with facilities in Sunnyvale, California; Draper, Utah; Waterloo, Ontario; Boxborough, Massachusetts; and Lysaker, Norway. The company also providers 24/7 “Follow the Sun” Model Global Support from each of its six support centers. Particularly in recent years, Blue Coat has achieved significant positive recognition within the industry, receiving many awards. Among these accolades are the Frost & Sullivan 2016 Global Network Security Forensics Market Leadership Award; the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Web Security Vendor of the Year Award; the 2015 Cloud Computing Magazine Cloud Computing Excellence Award; and the 2015 Best Cloud Computing Security Solution, Reader Trust Award from SC Magazine.
Blackfin Security
Acquisition in 2015
Blackfin Security specializes in providing a range of security services aimed at enhancing client safety and awareness. The company offers phishing simulation and user awareness training to help organizations mitigate risks associated with cyber threats. Additionally, Blackfin Security delivers technical training through its Hacker Academy, equipping clients with the necessary skills to address security challenges. Their integrated security services include comprehensive security assessments, ensuring that customers receive tailored solutions to improve their overall security posture.
VeriSign Authentication Services
Acquisition in 2010
VeriSign Authentication Services operates a wide range of network infrastructure, including root nameservers, generic top-level domains, SS7 signaling networks, and an RFID directory. In addition to these services, VeriSign offers security and telecom solutions such as digital certificates, payments processing, managed firewalls, mobile call roaming, toll-free call database queries, and digital content downloads for mobile devices. These services fall under the umbrella of 'intelligent infrastructure' services, showcasing VeriSign's commitment to providing comprehensive and reliable authentication solutions for businesses and individuals.
GuardianEdge Technologies
Acquisition in 2010
GuardianEdge Technologies specializes in enterprise endpoint data protection solutions designed to safeguard confidential and proprietary information while ensuring regulatory compliance. The company offers a comprehensive Data Protection Platform that includes managed encryption and device control technologies for laptops, desktops, portable storage devices, and smartphones. Key products include hard disk encryption, which protects data from physical loss or theft through pre-boot authentication and full disk encryption, as well as device control solutions that manage access to peripheral ports and removable media. GuardianEdge has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Lockheed Martin and Providence Health Services, as well as various government entities such as the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Departments of Defense and Justice. Founded in 2002 and based in San Mateo, California, GuardianEdge is recognized as a leader in the endpoint data protection sector, serving millions of users globally.
MessageLabs Group
Acquisition in 2008
MessageLabs, now operating as Symantec.cloud, is a pioneering cybersecurity company founded in 1999. It specializes in cloud-based email security services, processing over three billion email connections daily. The company's core business is to protect mid-sized businesses and public sector organizations in the UK from email-borne threats like spam and viruses. MessageLabs offers managed security services, including encryption, archiving, and threat detection, all delivered at the internet level before reaching networks or end-users. The company's innovative approach, first introduced as anti-virus as a service, has earned it global recognition and a portfolio of 19 patents.
Mazu Networks
Venture Round in 2006
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
ClearPoint Metrics
Venture Round in 2005
ClearPoint Metrics, Inc. specializes in software solutions designed to measure, monitor, communicate, and manage information technology security. Its offerings include the Security Performance Manager, which creates a framework for overseeing IT security initiatives, and Identity and Access Management, which provides insights into the effectiveness of security investments. Additionally, the company offers Threat and Virus Management, enabling organizations to enhance their ability to detect and defend against cyber threats, as well as Vulnerability and Patch Management to evaluate the success of security initiatives. ClearPoint Metrics also includes Compliance Management for assessing overall compliance posture and a Metrics Management Platform that combines software and best practices. The company, which was formerly known as Sequation, has been operational since 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Bindview Development
Acquisition in 2005
BindView began as "The LAN Support Group" and initially developed a bindery viewer product for the Novell platform. In 1995, the company rebranded itself as BindView and expanded its offerings to include software for directory administration, vulnerability management, and policy assessment for both Novell and Microsoft Windows environments. The company provides tools that enable customers to assess, discover, and remediate anomalies within their networks, hardware, and applications, focusing on security and compliance management services.
WholeSecurity
Acquisition in 2005
WholeSecurity was a software company specializing in behavior-based security and anti-phishing technologies. Founded in 2000 and based in Austin, Texas, the company developed solutions to protect personal computers from various forms of crimeware, including worms, Trojan horses, malicious spyware, and phishing attacks. WholeSecurity offered on-demand endpoint security for organizations, enabling protection through SSL VPN, Citrix, or web mail technologies. Additionally, it provided always-on endpoint security to safeguard against threats on local area networks and IPSEC VPNs. The company's offerings aimed to prevent, mitigate, and detect malicious threats, addressing issues such as eavesdropping and electronic theft.
Sygate Technologies
Acquisition in 2005
Sygate is the market leader of endpoint security solutions for the large enterprise. Using the award-winning Sygate Secure Enterprise, organizations protect their networks, enforce business policies, and automate security best practices to regain control of network security, ensure compliance across the enterprise and reduce cost. Partnerships with industry leaders, including Aventail, Cisco, iPass, Nortel, Netscreen and RSA, enable seamless protection across multiple platforms and applications. Sygate Technologies also makes award winning consumer and small business security and Internet access solutions that offer the user a range of features from basic to advanced.
Teros, Inc. provides security solutions for companies, government agencies, and large Web site operators. It develops Secure Application Gateway, Teros's FireLine Solution, Web Services, and SAFE modules that protect Web and Web services applications. The Secure Application Gateway is a hardened security appliance, which is deployed directly in the data path of application traffic and blocks attacks that are not detected by network-based firewalls and intrusion detection systems. The Teros's FireLine Solution blocks damaging Web-based attacks and prevents the disclosure of sensitive corporate and customer information. The Web Services allow developers to link business-critical applications to groups of users and applications. The SAFE modules provide defined object protection and deliver the capability of protecting user-defined data objects. The company was formerly known as Stratum8 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to Teros, Inc. in February 2003. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of November 15, 2005, Teros Inc. operates as a subsidiary Citrix Systems, Inc.
Mazu Networks
Series C in 2004
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
Platform Logic
Acquisition in 2004
Platform Logic host intrusion software, AppFire, is designed to monitor program behavior on servers and workstations. It then identifies inappropriate behavior as it's attempted and works to prevent damage.
LIRIC Associates
Acquisition in 2004
LIRIC Associates is a consultancy that offers expertise in assessing the security needs of highly complex global networks and designing the architecture and policies to secure these networks.
SafeWeb
Acquisition in 2003
SafeWeb designs secure remote access solutions that are effective, economical, and simple. Its mission is to drastically reduce the cost and complexity of securing corporate network resources for remote access. SafeWeb has been developing its award-winning technology since late 1999 and is a pioneer and leading provider of SSL VPN technology. The SEA Tsunami is a SSL-based VPN appliance that enables companies to quickly and easily extend secure remote access to employees, partners and customers anywhere, anytime without having to install any additional software on the user's computer.
SecureLogix
Series C in 2003
SecureLogix Corporation specializes in providing security solutions for enterprise voice and unified communications networks in the United States and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to protect against telephony-based attacks, fraud, and abuse while optimizing infrastructure to reduce costs. Key offerings include the Enterprise Telephony Management system, which simplifies the management of voice communications through intelligence and policy enforcement, and the Voice Firewall, which manages network activity based on user-defined policies. Additionally, SecureLogix provides tools for real-time monitoring, analytics, and intrusion prevention, addressing threats such as toll fraud and voice spam. The company also supports its products with installation, maintenance, and training services. Established in 1998 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, SecureLogix aims to deliver secure and efficient voice over internet protocol solutions.
Riptech
Acquisition in 2002
RIPTech, Inc. is an information security service provider established in 1998 by experienced security professionals. The company specializes in offering Secure Outsourced Solutions (SOS), utilizing its proprietary eSentry technology alongside security solutions from leading vendors. RIPTech focuses on delivering comprehensive, round-the-clock security services that enable organizations to protect sensitive information, including high-value financial systems and e-commerce platforms, without the need for in-house security expertise or the financial burden of maintaining complex network infrastructure. The company has a proven track record of securing numerous organizations, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in the online security services sector.
Recourse Technologies
Acquisition in 2002
As of July 2002, Recourse Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Symantec Corporation. Recourse Technologies, Inc. provides threat management solutions that detect, analyze, and respond to malicious computer attacks enabling secure and uninterrupted business operations. It offers ManHunt, a threat management system for detecting, analyzing, and responding to attacks; and ManTrap, a deception system that catches and identifies internal and external security threats. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Redwood City, California.
SecurityFocus
Acquisition in 2002
SecurityFocus is an online portal dedicated to computer security that offers a variety of information security services. Established in 1999 and based in Mountain View, California, it serves as a central hub for the security community to exchange knowledge and insights. The platform features original news content, detailed technical papers, and contributions from guest columnists. Key components of SecurityFocus include BugTraq, a prominent mailing list for the discussion and disclosure of computer security vulnerabilities, and the SecurityFocus Vulnerability Database, which offers up-to-date information on vulnerabilities across various platforms and services. Additionally, SecurityFocus maintains 31 moderated mailing lists to facilitate focused discussions on security issues while minimizing spam. The portal plays an essential role in fostering collaboration and sharing within the global security community.
SecureLogix
Series B in 2002
SecureLogix Corporation specializes in providing security solutions for enterprise voice and unified communications networks in the United States and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to protect against telephony-based attacks, fraud, and abuse while optimizing infrastructure to reduce costs. Key offerings include the Enterprise Telephony Management system, which simplifies the management of voice communications through intelligence and policy enforcement, and the Voice Firewall, which manages network activity based on user-defined policies. Additionally, SecureLogix provides tools for real-time monitoring, analytics, and intrusion prevention, addressing threats such as toll fraud and voice spam. The company also supports its products with installation, maintenance, and training services. Established in 1998 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, SecureLogix aims to deliver secure and efficient voice over internet protocol solutions.
Axent Technologies provides electronic security software solutions that addresses security issues of organizations when deploying business applications over the Internet or internally through intranets. It offers its solutions in the areas of vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection, firewalls, virtual private networks, single sign-on, web access, and management of the security environment. Axent Technologies is a U.S.-based company and it was acquired by Symantec on July 27, 2000.