RiskIQ, Inc. was a cyber security company that was based in San Francisco, California.[1] It provided cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) for organizations to detect phishing, fraud, malware, and other online security threats.
The company was co-founded in 2009 by Lou Manousos, Chris Kiernan, and David Pon. It received $10 million of Series A funding from Summit Partners in February 2013 and $25 million in series B funding from Battery Ventures in May 2014.[2][3] RiskIQ was a member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).[4]
RiskIQ monitored advertising networks for malware (malvertising) and spyware[5] and also provided mobile app security services.[6] In May 2018, Standard Bank deployed RiskIQ's software to automate the threat analysis of brand infringement, cybercrime and web-based attacks against its digital presence.[7]
RiskIQ was acquired by Microsoft in July 2021 for more than $500,000,000 (~$ in ).[8]
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- California cyber security firm unveils research results of Amazon DNS server hijack - Xinhua www.xinhuanet.com, retrieved 2018-05-30^
- Meghan Kelly. RiskIQ puts companies in a threat-prevention state of mind with $10M Venture Beat, July 18, 2013, retrieved May 28, 2014^
- Jonathan Vanian. RiskIQ rakes in $25M to help companies monitor malware retrieved May 29, 2014^
- Damon Poeter. Microsoft acquires cybersecurity firm RiskIQ for $500M VentureBeat, 2021-07-13, retrieved 2022-10-20^
- Jon Oltsik. Enterprises Need Outside-In Continuous Monitoring for RiskManagement Network World, April 24, 2014, retrieved May 28, 2014^
- Donna Fulscado. How to Stay Safe Downloading Apps Fox News, September 5, 2013, retrieved May 28, 2014^
- Finextra. Standard Bank adopts RiskIQ suite to defend online presence Finextra Research, 2018-05-03, retrieved 2018-05-30^
- Katie Roof, Dina Bass. Microsoft Agrees to Acquire Cybersecurity Company RiskIQ Bloomberg, 2021-07-11, retrieved 2021-07-12^