RiskIQ

RiskIQ, Inc.
Founded 2009
Founders Elias Manousos, Chris Kiernan, and David Pon
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
Website www.riskiq.com

RiskIQ is a cyber security company based in San Francisco, California. It provides 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 series B funding from Battery Ventures in May 2014.[1][2] RiskIQ is a member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), and ISACA. Has partnerships with media companies Engage:BDR and Media Trust. [3]

RiskIQ monitors advertising networks for malware (malvertising) and spyware[4] and also provides mobile app security services.[5]

References

  1. Kelly, Meghan (July 18, 2013). "RiskIQ puts companies in a threat-prevention state of mind with $10M". Venture Beat. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. Vanian, Jonathan. "RiskIQ rakes in $25M to help companies monitor malware". Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. "Fight Against Malvertising Drives Business, But Winning Is Tough | AdExchanger". AdExchanger. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. Oltsik, Jon (April 24, 2014). "Enterprises Need Outside-In Continuous Monitoring for RiskManagement". Network World. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  5. Fulscado, Donna (September 5, 2013). "How to Stay Safe Downloading Apps". Fox News. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
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