illusive networks, a startup from Israeli security incubator Team8, offers an extremely unique cybersecurity solution to protecting networks. Using deception technology that transcends beyond the traditional honeypots and perimeter defenses, the company boasts that their solution acts as a “hall
The rumor is “Google plans to invest $100M” in CrowdStrike, which essentially locks up the startup for a later acquisition. If the investment materializes, it will mark a major shift in the overall cyber security business model. Back in April,
The Bizety team recently spoke at length with Yuri Frayman, CEO, of Zenedge. If you haven’t been keeping up, we previously published a two-part interview with the company’s CTO Leon Kuperman. This conversation revolved around Zenedge’s ability to protect large
Finally, after many years of silence, Los Angeles is back on the map with one of its very own Nex-Gen Cyber Security start-ups called Zenedge. Zenedge deserves a big hand of applause for making LA their home base. Silicon Valley
Instart Logic has come a long way since our first conversation on January 7th, 2014. Prior to this date, all that was known about them was that which was presented in the media – the big rounds of funding and
It seems that F5 Networks is becoming more and more like a CDN of sorts. F5 develops appliances with features that mimic CDN functionality. Just like Akamai, F5 Networks offers global DNS services, WAF, load balancing and application acceleration services.
Akamai recently raised $600M in a bond offering. They have $1B in cash, sitting in the bank. In 2013, Akamai recorded $1.57B in annual revenue. Prolexic adds about $60M in annual revenue to Akamai’s top line. In 2020, Akamai wants
Cybereason, based in Cambridge MA, has raised $4.6M in funding. It was founded by Lior Div, who previously lead a unit within the prestigious Unit 8200 of the Israeli Intelligence Corp. Unit 8200 is the Isreali equivalent of the NSA.
Akamai raised $600M in a private offering, and now has $1B of cash on its balance sheet. Aaron Shwartz, from Jeffries & Co., estimates that Akamai’s security revenue could hit $200M in 2015, and that “Akamai set internal goals of
CloudFlare rocks. Their decision to acquire StoptheHacker.com is a brilliant move. The acquisition catapults CloudFlare out of the CDN silo, and into the ecosystem of the cloud security industry. The next step for CloudFlare is to integrate the malware scanning
The next battle in the CDN industry is taking place now. The cloud security industry and CDN market are collapsing. Akamai and Imperva are at the forefront of this change. The era of the next generation firewall appliance is becoming
2014 is going to be the most critical year ever for Limelight Networks (LLNW). In 2013, Akamai’s revenue grew 15% year-over-year. EdgeCast Networks (#2 CDN) had similar growth, if not better. Akamai and EdgeCast are likely to grow at the
Incapsula and Akamai are changing the CDN landscape. In two years, the primary growth engine for CDNs will be their security offering. Incapsula, the security based CDN that is now part of Imperva, is focused on serving the SMB market.
The overall CDN market is improving, with Akamai and Limelight leading the way. Akamai is killing it, while Limelight is making great progress. Limelight is more representative of the CDN startup industry. Its valuation impacts the entire CDN startup ecosystem.
Akamai’s stock is running wild right now, going through the roof. Revenues are up, and Akamai continues to dominate the CDN ecosystem. Akamai added $2B in valuation over a 1 week period, not too shabby. Akamai has set a milestone
