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.[4]
Company 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 | |
| Website | www |
Products
editDasient provides cloud-based anti-malware services for protecting businesses against web-based malware and malvertising.[5][6]
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.[7]
History
editThe company was founded by former Google personnel Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi, and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive.[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 for $19.1 million.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ↑ Mac, Ryan. "Twitter Acquires Web Security Firm Dasient". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ "Dasient launch on CNET". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Dasient Tries to Run Drive-By Malware Off the Web". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Twitter buys anti-malware firm Dasient". The Economic Times. 2012-01-24. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ "CNET: Dasient helps Web sites avoid blacklists, malware". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Firms tackle virus-laden Web sites, ads". CNET. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ "Dasient's Web Malware Analysis Platform".
- ↑ "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou". 8 June 2009.
- ↑ "10 start-ups to watch in 2010: a product roundup". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Techcrunch: Web Security Firm Dasient To Launch With $2 Million From Maples, Sclavos, And Benhamou". 8 June 2009.
- ↑ "Google Ventures Invests In Web Security Company Dasient". 7 February 2011.
- ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (24 January 2012). "The New York Times: Twitter Acquires Second Security Firm in Three Months".
- ↑ "The Wall Street Journal: Twitter Buys Anti-malware Firm Dasient — Report". 24 January 2012.
- ↑ Rao, Leena (2013-10-04). "Twitter's M&A Has Ballooned From $52.2M Last Year To Over $417.5M In 2013". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-10.