Company:Ziften
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Endpoint Security Software |
| Founded | (2009) |
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| Website | ziften |
Ziften was a cybersecurity software company based in Austin, Texas .[1] The organization's endpoint protection platform is designed to provide advanced anti-virus, endpoint detection and response, and endpoint visibility and hardening for enterprise laptops, desktops, servers and the cloud.[2] As of 2020, Ziften is out of business.[3]
History
Ziften was founded in 2009 by Mark Obrecht who previously founded WholeSecurity, a behavior-based security and anti-phishing company that sold to Symantec in 2005.[4]
In May 2012, Ziften raised $5.5 million in capital in a Series B round from Fayez Sarofim & Co. In July 2015, Ziften raised $24 million in capital from New York City -based Spring Mountain Capital LP and Fayez Sarofim & Co. In April 2017, Ziften raised an additional $14.7M from Trousdale Ventures. The organization's total funding to date is $50M.
Mike Hamilton, previously Ziften's chief product officer, was appointed CEO in June 2018.[5]
Product and Services
In September 2017, Ziften announced a series of managed security services, called Managed Assess Service, Managed Hunt Service, and Managed Respond Service, all designed to help organizations augment their security teams by getting additional help in monitoring EDR, analytics, and security forensics.[6]
In November 2017, Microsoft announced new partnerships for its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service, including integration with Ziften's Zenith security platform for macOS and Linux operating system support. The integration provides security events from onboarded macOS and Linux devices and surfaces them all within the Windows Defender ATP console.[7] Ziften was later included as a member in the initial formation of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association.[8]
In August 2018, Ziften enhanced its Zenith endpoint protection platform with advanced anti-virus capabilities. The new capabilities help to block file-based, file-less, and in-memory attacks. Zenith uses artificial intelligence (AI) and the cloud to help protect enterprises.[9]
References
- ↑ Lori Hawkins (July 15, 2015). "Austin software maker Ziften raises $24 million for expansion". Austin American Statesman. http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-software-maker-ziften-raises-24-million-for/nmy8S/.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Ziften Zenith Product Page". https://ziften.com/zenith/.
- ↑ Pitchbook Ownership Status "Out of Business" https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/52638-67
- ↑ Kirk Ladendorf (July 15, 2011). "Austin software startup Ziften Technologies raises $5.8 million in venture capital". Austin American Statesman. https://www.statesman.com/technology/austin-software-startup-ziften-technologies-raises-million-venture-capital/ODDDOKCLckfD6cp4fgaXxH/.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Newswire (Jun 19, 2018). "Ziften Announces Appointment of New CEO". PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ziften-announces-appointment-of-new-ceo-300666739.html.
- ↑ R. Scott Raynovich (October 2, 2017). "AI Security Startups Target Talent Crunch". Futuriom. http://www.futuriom.com/articles/news/ai-security-startups-target-talent-crunch/2017/10/.
- ↑ Duncan Riley (November 8, 2017). "Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection comes to iOS, macOS, and Linux". Silicon Angle. https://siliconangle.com/2017/11/08/microsoft-brings-windows-defender-atp-ios-macos-android-linux/.
- ↑ Rene Millman (April 18, 2018). "RSA: Major tech companies band together to fight cyber-attacks". SC Magazine. https://www.scmagazineuk.com/rsa-major-tech-companies-band-together-fight-cyber-attacks/article/1472871/.
- ↑ Sean Michael Kerner (August 9, 2018). "10 Vendors Making News at Black Hat USA 2018". eSecurity Planet. https://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/10-vendors-making-news-at-black-hat-usa-2018.html?b/.
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