Synack
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Private | |
| Industry | Security |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 in California |
| Founders | Jay Kaplan, Mark Kuhr |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jay Kaplan (CEO) |
| Products | Security assessment |
Number of employees | 250 (2020) |
| Website | synack.com |
Synack is an American technology company based in
Overview
Established in 2013 by former NSA agents Jay Kaplan and Mark Kuhr, Synack employs a network of freelance security analysts, or hackers, in over 80 countries to identify and address vulnerability and security issues.[2][3][4][8][9]
In 2018, Synack worked with the US Department of Defense to strengthen the Hack the Pentagon[10] initiative, by vetting ethical hackers for continual assessment of defense websites, hardware, and physical systems. In June 2020, the company partnered with DARPA to check for data leakage and buffer errors in their new security prototype developed through the System Security Integration Through Hardware (SSITH) program. In July 2020, the Colorado secretary of state's office partnered with Synack to conduct penetration tests of its election systems ahead of the presidential vote.
Funding
Synack is funded by 16 investors. In April 2014, the company announced it had secured Series A funding from
In April 2017, it raised $21M from Microsoft Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Singtel and prior investors.[4][9][12]
Achievements
By April 11, 2017, Synack had 100 employees as well as a growing network of freelance hackers.[2][4]
In 2020, the company was featured in America's Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies list by Forbes magazine and was also named in Gartner’s Top 25 Enterprise Software Startups.[18][19]
See also
References
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- ^ Hackett, Robert (May 28, 2020). "Bug bounty startup Synack valued at $500 million to boost 'white hat' hacking from home". Fortune.
- Forbes magazine.
- Forbes magazine.