Dasient was an internet security company headquartered in

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. It was founded in 2008 and launched its first product in June 2009. Dasient was acquired by

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in January 2012.

Products

Dasient provides cloud-based

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services for protecting businesses against web-based

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and

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. 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.

History

The company was founded by former

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personnel Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi, and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive. Dasient was named by

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as one of ten

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to watch in 2010. The company received seed funding from Mike Maples, ex-Verisign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and ex-3Com/Palm chairman Eric Benhamou. In February 2011, it was announced that Google Ventures invested in Dasient. Dasient was acquired by

in January 2012.

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