Fortscale Recognized For User Behavior Analytics for Security
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 25, 2015 – Fortscale today has been named one of 10 finalists for RSA® Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest 2015, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year. On Monday, April 20, 2015, Fortscale will have the opportunity to showcase its innovative information security technology to the Innovation Sandbox Contest panel of judges for a chance to be named “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2015.”
Innovation Sandbox Contest promotes new approaches to information security technology, provides advice and counsel for entrepreneurs, and exposes the RSA Conference community to venture capitalists, industry experts, senior level business practitioners and thought leaders.
“Success awaits those that are named to the top 10 finalists for RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest,” said Sandra Toms, vice president and curator for RSA Conferences. “Year after year, finalists have gained visibility and validation within the information security industry that has catapulted them to new heights. Many past winners and finalists have experienced high growth and increased funding, and we expect the same with this year’s top 10.”
Fortscale brings a User Behavior Analytics (UBA) approach to detecting insider threats. The common thread across the recent devastating data breaches affecting brands like Anthem, Target, Home Depot, Sony, and even the infamous NSA breach by Edward Snowden, was the malicious use of user identity as the main vehicle of attack. Traditional endpoint and network perimeter security tools cannot detect rogue employee or hacker suspicious behavior before it is too late. In fact, a recent poll revealed that 93% of all U.S. organizations are vulnerable to insider threats whether they are rogue employees or hackers who have stolen network log-in credentials to access sensitive data.
Fortscale’s sophisticated UBA technology enables companies to detect these threats before data can be exfiltrated. It helps enterprises discover covert attack scenarios by making sense of terabytes of current and historical data without the need for pre-defined rules or heuristics. Its machine-learning algorithms are able to identify patterns and find anomalies in users’ behavior and surface critical information to analysts and investigators in real-time.
“Today’s cyber threats are more innovative than ever and, as a result, demand an innovative defense from security companies trying to prevent them. Fortscale’s innovation stems from the visibility we provide into the human factor of cybersecurity threats by synthesizing data from multiple sources to eliminate potential insider threats and attacks,” said Idan Tendler, CEO & Co-Founder, Fortscale. “We look forward to sharing our solution with the RSA Conference attendees and judges.”
The “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2015” winner will be determined at the conclusion of Innovation Sandbox Contest, after each finalist gives a short presentation to a panel of judges that includes Asheem Chandna, partner at Greylock Partners; Gerhard Eschelbeck, vice president of security engineering at Google; Renee Guttman, vice president for information risk at Accuvant; Patrick Heim, head of trust and security at DropBox; and Paul Kocher, president of Cryptography Research.
Additional information about the “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2015” and Innovation Sandbox Contest can be found at: http://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/agenda/innovation-sandbox-contest
About Fortscale
Fortscale’s goal is to enable enterprise security analysts to easily generate User Behavior Analytics, regardless of their technical know-how. Fortscale was founded by seasoned security entrepreneurs from Israel’s high-tech sector, many of whom served in the IDF’s Elite Intelligence and Cyber Unit, and is backed by Intel Capital, Blumberg Capital and the Swarth Group. Fortscale has a strong advisory board comprising global organizations’ CISO’s and world-renowned experts in machine learning algorithms and cyber security. Its team includes specialists in Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning algorithms and Cyber Warfare experts. Fortscale’s headquarters are located in San Francisco, CA.
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