Company:Awareness Technologies

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Awareness Technologies, Inc.
TypePrivate Company
IndustrySoftware
Founded2002[1]
HeadquartersWestport, Connecticut, USA
Key people
Elizabeth Harz (CEO)
Mike Osborn (Co-Founder)
Ron Penna (Co-Founder)
ProductsComputer and Mobile Device activity monitoring software.
Number of employees
32[1]
Websitewww.awarenesstech.com

Awareness Technologies is a Westport, Connecticut-based American technology company founded in 2002. The company provides security, monitoring, forensic, data loss prevention, productivity and analytics solutions for home, office, and enterprise.[2]

History

The company was founded in 2002 in Los Angeles, California by Mike Osborn and Ron Penna.[3][4] Originally, the company developed technology that monitored electronic transmissions for uses of counter-terrorism.[5]

In 2010, a group headed by Brad Miller (former CEO of Perimeter eSecurity[6]) and First New England Capital invested $6.5 million.[7] In 2012, the company headquarters was relocated from Marina del Rey, California to Westport, Connecticut.

In 2016, the company acquired a mobile parental control and screen time management firm Screen Time Labs, based in Bristol, United Kingdom.[8]

On June 12, 2019, Awareness Technologies acquired Veriato, formerly SpectorSoft, a technology company which established the insider risk industry in the late 1990s.[9]Template:Non primary source needed

On December 20, 2020, TZP Group acquired Awareness Technologies.[10]Template:Non primary source needed In conjunction with the acquisition, ATI announced the appointment of Elizabeth Harz as the company's new CEO.[11]

Brands

  • Veriato – employee monitoring and insider risk detection for enterprise organizations.
  • InterGuard – cloud-hosted employee productivity management solutions.[12]
  • ScreenTime – screen time management tools for parents[13]

Awards and distinctions

WebWatcher received the PC Magazine editors' choice award in a 2011 review of Parental Control & Monitoring software.[14] Also, About.com readers named WebWatcher as the "Best Internet Safety Tool" as part of its 2011 Readers' Choice Awards.[15]

ScreenTime Parental Control received the 2019 National Parenting Product Award.[16]

Veriato won seven 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, including Best Cybersecurity Company and Best Insider Threat Solution for its Cerebral Insider Threat Intelligence Platform.[17]

In 2022, Veriato Cerebral received the PCMag Editor’s Choice Award as the best employee monitoring software for complex threat detection.[18]

Users

Awareness Technologies products under the InterGuard software suite are used by technology companies, financial services, health care organizations and other industries.[19][20] InterGuard gives administrators the ability to monitor activities of remote employees who work off of the corporate domain.[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Awareness Technologies Inc.com Company Profile". Inc.com. http://www.inc.com/profile/awareness-technologies. Retrieved 19 April 2014. 
  2. ↑ Harwell, Drew (April 30, 2020). "Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/30/work-from-home-surveillance/. 
  3. ↑ "PrivCo Awareness Technologies profile". http://www.privco.com/private-company/awareness-technologies-inc. Retrieved April 19, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Uranga, Rachel (2019-08-30). "Snack Brand Gobbled Up" (in en-US). https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/snack-brand-gobbled/. 
  5. ↑ Cohan, Peter. "Awareness Technologies Spies on Workers, Teens". Forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2011/11/01/awareness-technologies-spies-on-workers-teens/. Retrieved 19 April 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Gordon Eubanks Joins Perimeter E-Security's Board of Directors". Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423010739/https://www.silversky.com/news-and-events/press-releases/gordon-eubanks-joins-perimeter-e-securitys-board-directors. Retrieved April 19, 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Awareness Technologies Raises $6.5 Million For Threat Management Software". Techcrunch.com. June 2010. https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/01/awareness-technologies-raises-6-5-million-for-threat-management-software/. Retrieved April 19, 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Awareness Technologies Acquires Screen Time Labs". https://www.prweb.com/releases/awareness_technologies_acquires_screen_time_labs/prweb13833828.htm. 
  9. ↑ "Akerman Represents Veriato, Inc. In its Sale to Awareness Technologies". 12 June 2019. https://www.akerman.com/en/firm/newsroom/akerman-represented-veriato-inc-in-its-sale-to-awareness-technologies.html. 
  10. ↑ "TZP Group Acquires Awareness Technologies" (in en). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tzp-group-acquires-awareness-technologies-301187034.html. 
  11. ↑ "Elizabeth Harz | Built In". https://builtin.com/authors/elizabeth-harz. 
  12. ↑ "Here are all the ways your boss can legally monitor you" (in en-US). 2021-09-09. https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/here-are-all-the-ways-your-boss-can-legally-monitor-you/. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Zimmerman, Kevin (2016-11-10). "Westport’s Awareness Technologies acquires controlling interest in British software firm" (in en-US). https://westfaironline.com/fairfield/westports-awareness-technologies-acquires-controlling-interest-in-british-software-firm/. 
  14. ↑ Rubenking, Neil. "WebWatcher Review & Rating". pcmag.com. https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385748,00.asp. Retrieved April 19, 2014. 
  15. ↑ "WebWatcher Named 'Best Internet Safety Tool' by About.com Readers". http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/2016678/webwatcher_named_best_internet_safety_tool_by_aboutcom_readers/. Retrieved April 19, 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Screen Time Parental Control" (in en-US). https://www.nappaawards.com/product/screen-time-parental-control/. 
  17. ↑ "2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Names Veriato Best Cybersecurity Company with Best Insider Threat Solution - Among Seven Total Awards" (in en-US). https://www.ciodive.com/press-release/20190404-2019-cybersecurity-excellence-awards-names-veriato-best-cybersecurity-compa/. 
  18. ↑ "The Best Employee Monitoring Software for 2022" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-employee-monitoring-software. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Shellenbarger, Sue (July 11, 2012). "'Working From Home' Without Slacking Off". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303684004577508953483021234?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303684004577508953483021234.html. Retrieved April 21, 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-27. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-27/bosses-panic-buy-spy-software-to-keep-tabs-on-remote-workers. 



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