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AT&T Cybersecurity
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryComputer Security, Computer Software
Founded2007
FounderJulio Casal, Dominique Karg, Ignacio Cabrera, Alberto Roman
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California (US) and Madrid, Spain
Key people
Barmak Meftah, CEO; Roger Thornton, CTO; Jaime Blasco, Chief Scientist
Number of employees
300+
ParentAT&T Communications (2018-present)
Websitealienvault.com

AlienVault, Inc. is a developer of commercial and open source solutions to manage cyber attacks,[1] including the Open Threat Exchange, the world's largest crowd-sourced computer-security platform.[2] In July 2017, the platform had 65,000 participants who contributed more than 14 million threat indicators daily. The company has raised $116 million since it was founded in 2007. On July 10, 2018, it was acquired by AT&T Communications, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary when the transaction was completed on August 22, 2018.[3][4] In February 2019, it was renamed AT&T Cybersecurity[5]

History

The OSSIM project began in 2003 and was started by Dominique Karg,[6] Julio Casal[7], Ignacio Cabrera and later Alberto Román.[8] It became the basis of AlienVault, founded in 2007 in Madrid, Spain.[9]

The company hired the management team of Hewlett Packard's Fortify group in 2012, including AlienVault CEO Barmak Meftah, CTO Roger Thornton and five others.[10]

In 2015, the company partnered with Intel to coordinate real-time threat information.[11] A similar deal with Hewlett Packard was announced the same year.[2]

In 2015, AlienVault researchers released a study disclosing that Chinese hackers were circumventing popular privacy tools.[12]

In June 2015, AlienVault Chief Scientist Jaime Blasco released a report saying that Chinese hackers found a way to circumvent both virtual private networks (VPNs), and Tor, anonymity software that hides a computer’s location by routing its requests through a series of Internet Service Providers.[12][13]

AlienVault Open Threat Exchange had 26,000 participants in 140 countries reporting more than one million potential threats daily, as of June 2015. [14]

In February 2017, AlienVault released USM Anywhere, a SaaS security monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, incident response and compliance management of cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments from a cloud-based console.[15][16]

By July 2017, AlienVault Open Threat Exchange platform had 65,000 participants who contributed more than 14 million threat indicators daily.[17]

On July 10, 2018 AT&T announced to acquire AlienVault for an undisclosed amount.[18] The acquisition was completed on August 22, 2018 and the company became a subsidiary of AT&T through its communications unit.[19]

Products

In addition to their free products, AlienVault offers a paid security platform, called Unified Security Management, that integrates threat detection, incident response, and compliance management into one solution.[20] Threat applications are offered via hardware, virtual machines, and as a cloud service.[1]

The Open Threat Exchange (OTX), which is free, enables security experts to research and collaborate on new threats, better compare data and integrate threat information into their security systems.[14] A big data platform, OTX leverages natural language processing and machine learning.[14]

AlienVault also runs the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) project, which helps network administrators with computer security, intrusion detection, and response.[21][22]

Finances

In August 2015, the firm raised $52 million to expand its security business. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners and included GGV Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Trident Capital, and Jackson Square Ventures.[1][21]

The company said in 2015 that it was adding 300 to 400 new clients each quarter and it hired a Chief Financial Officer to help it prepare for a possible Initial Public Offering (IPO).[1]

By the end of fiscal year 2016, AlienVault recorded about 53 percent year-over-year sales growth and increased its install base by about 65 percent to approximately 5,000 commercial customers.[23]

AlienVault has raised $116 million since it was founded in 2007.[24]

Awards

In 2017, AlienVault won the "BEST CLOUD COMPUTING SECURITY SOLUTION" for EMEA presented by SC Magazine UK.[25] In the same year, Forbes featured AlienVault in their Forbes Cloud 100 list.[26]

Deloitte featured AlienVault in their Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list in 2015 and 2016.[27]

In 2015, AlienVault won the "Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Solution of the Year" presented by The Computing Security Awards.[28]

In 2014, AlienVault was nominated for “Best SMB Security Product” and Jaime Blasco, Director of AlienVault Labs, was nominated for “Technology Hero of the Year” by V3, a technology industry publication.[29]

Competitors

AlienVault competes in the SIEM and network security industry against HP ArcSight, IBM QRadar and LogRhythm, among others.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Miller, Ron (August 19, 2015). "AlienVault Secures $52M Round With Eye Toward IPO". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Raywood, Dan (April 24, 2015). "HP partner with AlienVault on Cyber Threat-Sharing Initiative". ITPortal.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-to-acquire-alienvault-300678446.html
  4. ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-completes-acquisition-of-alienvault-300700645.html
  5. ^ https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/att-cybersecurity-is-born
  6. ^ "Dominique Karg". SourceForge. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Julio Casal". SourceForge. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "Alberto Román". SourceForge. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. ^ Cohan, Peter (August 7, 2012). "AlienVault is Catching the Internet Security Wave". Forbes.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  10. ^ Dunn, John (January 17, 2012). "AlienVault grabs entire management team from HP division". Techworld. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  11. ^ Neal, David (May 13, 2015). "Intel and AlienVault partner on real-time threat information sharing". The Inquirer. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Perloth, Nicole (June 12, 2015). "Chinese Hackers Circumvent Popular Web Privacy Tools". New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  13. ^ Ashford, Warwick (June 15, 2015). "Chinese hackers are by-passing web privacy tools, say researchers". Computer Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Barker, Ian (August 2015). "Open Threat Exchange brings a community approach to fighting attacks". betanews. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  15. ^ "USM Anywhere simplifies security for organizations of all sizes". HelpNet Security. February 8, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  16. ^ Ribeiro, Anna (February 9, 2017). "AlienVault announces USM Anywhere unified security management platform; achieves AWS Advanced Technology Partner st". Computer Technologyy Review. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  17. ^ Kobialka, Dan (July 25, 2017). "AlienVault OTX Threat Intelligence Community Exceeds 65K Participants". MSSP Alert. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  18. ^ https://urgentcomm.com/cybersecurity/att-closes-deal-alienvault-appoints-ceo-head-new-cybersecurity-unit
  19. ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-completes-acquisition-of-alienvault-300700645.html
  20. ^ Kepes, Ben (August 19, 2015). "AlienVault picks up $52M to secure all the things". ComputerWorld. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Kerner, Sean (August 19, 2015). "AlienVault Raises $52M to Grow Its Security Business". eWeek. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  22. ^ Kerner, Sean (February 20, 2014). "AlienVault Advances Open-Source SIEM". eWeek. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  23. ^ Alvarez, Dean (February 1, 2016). "AlienVault Announces 5th Consecutive Year of Hypergrowth in 2016". IT Security Guru. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  24. ^ "AlienVault". Crunchbase.com. Crunchbase. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  25. ^ "SC Magazine uk".
  26. ^ "The Cloud 100". Forbes. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  27. ^ "Technology Fast 500 List". Deloitte. Deloitte. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  28. ^ "The Computing Security Awards 2015". ComputingSecurityAwards.co.uk. Computing Security. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  29. ^ Bennet, Madeline. "V3 announces winners of Technology Awards 2014". v3.co.uk. V3. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  30. ^ Scarfone, Karen (September 2015). "Comparing the best SIEM systems on the market". TechTarget. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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