Area 1 Security
Company type | Parent Cloudflare | |
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Website | www |
Area 1 Security, Inc. was an American cybersecurity company based in Redwood City, California[1] which merged into Cloudflare in February 2022.[2]
History
Area 1 was incorporated in 2013 by Oren Falkowitz, Blake Darché, and Phil Syme, previously employees of the U.S. National Security Agency.[3] The company received venture capital financing led by Kleiner Perkins.[4]
In December 2018, Area 1 identified a
In January 2020, Area 1 revealed a Russian government phishing campaign targeting Burisma Holdings and its subsidiaries.[6]
In February 2022, Cloudflare announced plan to acquire Area 1 for $162 million in a cash and stock deal.[7]
Service
Area 1 Horizon is a
Awards and recognition
Area 1 was named a Cool Vendor by Gartner in 2016,[10] listed among "20 Rising Stars" of the Cloud 100 by Forbes[11] and recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as a "Best Place to Work" in 2017,[12] and named Google Cloud Global Technology Partner of the Year Award for Security in 2018.[13]
In 2019, the Federal Election Commission ruled in AO 2019-12 that Area 1 could "offer its services to federal candidates and political committees at the same 'low or no cost' tier that it offers to all qualified customers without making an impermissible in-kind contribution".[14]
References
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen (January 13, 2020). "Russian spies hacked Ukrainian gas company at heart of Trump impeachment trial, company says". The Washington Post.
- ^ Dillet, Romain (February 24, 2022). "Cloudflare to acquire Area 1 Security, a startup that blocks phishing emails". TechCrunch.
- ^ Perlroth, Nicole (10/12/2016) “A Computer Security Start-Up Turns the Tables on Hackers” The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Hackett, Robert (10/14/2015) “Area 1 Security raises $15 million from Icon Ventures and Kleiner Perkins” Fortune. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Sanger, David (12/18/2018) "Hacked European Cables Reveal a World of Anxiety About Trump, Russia and Iran" The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Perlroth, Nicole (1/13/2020) "Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment" The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ Daniella Vallurupalli (February 23, 2022). "Cloudflare to Acquire Area 1 Security to Expand Its Zero Trust Platform". Cloudflare. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Musthaler, Linda (5/30/2017) “Area 1 Security stops phishing campaigns before they become attacks” NETWORKWORLD from IDG. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Cool Vendors in Security Threat Intelligence, 2016" Gartner. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ #InTheCloud (7/11/17) “Forbes 20 Rising Stars Cloud 100” Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Here are the winners for this year's Best Places to Work" San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ -"2018 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Awards" 2018 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Federal Elections Commission (07/15/2019) “AO 2019-12: Area 1 Security may offer committees cybersecurity services at little or no cost” The Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved 2019-10-11.