Dasient

Dasient

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Internet security, web anti-malware
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California United States
Products	Web 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.

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][8]

Dasient was named by Network World as one of ten startups to watch in 2010.^[9]

The company received seed funding from Mike Maples, ex-Verisign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and ex-3Com/Palm chairman Eric Benhamou.^[10] In February 2011, it was announced that Google Ventures invested in Dasient.^[11]

Dasient was acquired by Twitter in January 2012.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

References

1. "Dasient company overview".
2. "Dasient launch on CNET".
3. "Dasient Tries to Run Drive-By Malware Off the Web".
4. "CNET: Dasient helps Web sites avoid blacklists, malware".
5. "InformationWeek: Dasient Helps Publishers Stop Malicious Ads".
6. "Dasient's Web Malware Analysis Platform".
7. "Dasient on Crunchbase".
8. "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou".
9. "10 start-ups to watch in 2010: a product roundup".
10. "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou".
11. "Google Ventures Invests In Web Security Company Dasient".
12. Mac, Ryan. "Forbes: Twitter Acquires Web Security Firm Dasient".
13. Smith, Catharine (24 January 2012). "Huffington Post: Twitter Buys Dasient Security Startup To Combat Spam".
14. "Techcrunch: With Self-Serve Ads On The Way, Twitter Adds Security Startup Dasient To Its Ad Product Team".
15. "CNET: Twitter acquires anti-malware company Dasient".
16. Perlroth, Nicole (24 January 2012). "The New York Times: Twitter Acquires Second Security Firm in Three Months".
17. "The Wall Street Journal: Twitter Buys Anti-malware Firm Dasient — Report". 24 January 2012.

External links

• Official website
• "Dasient on Crunchbase". Crunchbase company profile.