ATstake, Inc. (stylized as @stake) was a computer security professional services company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Battery Ventures (Tom Crotty, Sunil Dhaliwal, and Scott Tobin) and Ted Julian. Its initial core team of technologists included Dan Geer (Chief Technical Officer) and the East Coast security team from Cambridge Technology Partners (including Dave Goldsmith). Its initial core team of executives included Christopher Darby (Chief Executive Officer), James T. Mobley (Chief Operating Officer), and Christina Luconi (Chief People Officer).
History
In January 2000, Atstake acquired L0pht Heavy Industries (who were known for their many hacker employees), bringing on Mudge as its Vice President of Research and Development. Its domain name was atstake.com.[1] In July 2000, Atstake acquired Cerberus Information Security Limited of London, England, from David and Mark Litchfield and Robert Stein-Rostaing, to be their launchpad into Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[2] Atstake was subsequently acquired by Symantec in 2004.[3]