DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Threat X, the leading provider of SaaS-based web application firewall solutions for real-time threat detection and neutralization, today announced it has closed an $8.2 million Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners. The funding will fuel continued growth and support rapid adoption of Threat X’s, kill-chain based threat detection and neutralization solution and managed security service.
The complexity of hybrid cloud, web application and legacy environments, along with mobile, IoT, and web APIs, has created a vast attack surface that simply can’t be covered by current generation WAF solutions. Threat X addresses this gap with an adaptable, cloud-based solution that employs kill-chain based, progressive profiling to identify and neutralize threats. This greatly reduces the false positives and heavy maintenance burdens associated with current WAF solutions while adapting to ever- changing cloud environments and vulnerabilities.
The company’s cloud-based solutions and managed service are currently deployed across a range of industries and customers including BMC Software, Denver Health, GHX, and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment.
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“The biggest security challenge every organization faces today is
keeping up with an evolving threat landscape amidst hybrid cloud
environments, highly dynamic application development and customization
approaches, and the sheer volume of systems exposed to the outside
world. Our goal is to help organizations protect their applications with
a SaaS based web application firewall that provides a holistic view of
every attack, the techniques being utilized, and target vulnerabilities.
Our behavioral profiling and correlation engine analyzes each attack and
eliminates false positives by grading risk level and progress throughout
the 'kill-chain'. Our customers can also leverage our deep analytics and
expert security team for greater threat intelligence and visibility into
preventative measures.”
Bret Settle, Founder and CEO, Threat X
“We deployed Threat X in days across our complex application environment
and instantly had a holistic, risk-based view of all threats and
vulnerabilities. With its unique 'kill-chain' based approach we
immediately reduced our false positives, allowing us to move to blocking
mode in days versus the several weeks required by our prior WAF
solution. From an operational perspective, the automated threat
correlation capabilities have provided high visibility with minimal
maintenance, allowing my team to focus on other strategic initiatives.”
Sloane
Stricker, CISO and VP Global Operations and Infrastructure, Global
Healthcare Exchange
"First generation WAF solutions can be difficult to deploy, require
significant time and expertise to maintain and often generate costly
false positives. Next generation WAF's must be deployable within minutes
across modern, cloud-based applications and address the vulnerabilities
these environments present to ever-advancing threat actors. Threat X is
well positioned to address these needs with a managed cloud service that
can be deployed quickly, and a behavioral profiling approach that is
specifically designed to provide a 360-degree view of your threat
profile."
Michael Suby, Stratecast VP of Research
Stratecast Frost & Sullivan
“We spoke to a large number of CISO’s in our diligence and across the
board everyone was looking to replace their Imperva, F5 Networks, and
Akamai WAF solutions. It was clear that those 1st generation platforms
require a large investment in time and expertise to get them to work
even marginally. In most cases the platforms were providing minimal
protection and generating significant noise from false positives. With
the universal shortage of security expertise, all today's CISO wants is
a solution that can deliver quick and accurate application threat
coverage while allowing them to focus their teams on other issues.”
Joe
Zell, Grotech Ventures
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About Threat X
Threat X is the leading provider of
SaaS-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions for real-time threat
detection. The Threat X platform delivers rapidly deployable, kill-chain
based threat detection and neutralization in a highly adaptable,
cloud-based architecture designed for modern application environments
and constantly evolving threats. Threat X eliminates the false positives
and maintenance burdens associated with 1st generation WAF’s and static,
rule-based solutions by automating the correlation and analysis required
to identify real and active threats in any environment.
Learn more about Threat X here and connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Grotech Ventures
Founded in 1984, Grotech Ventures is
a leading early investor in high-potential technology companies. Grotech
seeks innovative, early-stage investments across the IT landscape and
continues to invest and add value throughout the life cycle of each
portfolio company. The firm has a strong combination of financial
backing, industry relationships, and deep domain and operational
expertise to accelerate growth. With more than $1 billion in committed
capital, Grotech supports early-stage companies through investments
starting at $500,000. For more information, visit http://www.grotech.com.
About Access Venture Partners
Since 1999, this Denver-based,
entrepreneur-focused fund has been investing in early-stage Colorado
Front Range tech companies led by exceptional management teams with the
passion and ability to build world-class organizations that can redefine
markets — and maybe even change the world. The firm's investment
portfolio includes partnerships with innovators such as Logrhythm, Red
Canary, Craftsy, Inspirato, Taskeasy, Shapeshift, and Cloud Elements
among others.
