Cybersixgill
 Cybersixgill logo | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | IT, Software, Security |
| Founded | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Website | cybersixgill |
Cybersixgill (formerly 'Sixgill') is an Israeli B2B cyber intelligence company that analyses and monitors the deep web and dark web for threat intelligence.[1][2] The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3]
In November 2024, Cybersixgill was acquired by Bitsight, a security rating company.[4]
History
[edit]Sixgill was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2014, by Avi Kasztan and Elad Lavi.[2] The idea for Sixgill was developed by Kasztan. Soon after the company was established, it joined the Citibank accelerator program.[5]
The Sixgill platform uses algorithms and technology to create profiles and patterns of dark web users and hidden social networks.[1] It identifies and tracks potential cyber criminals to prevent malicious activity such as hacking and data breaches.[3] Customers of Sixgill include; global 2000 enterprises, financial services, managed security service providers (MSSPs), government and law enforcement agencies.[6][7]
In 2017, Sixgill was responsible for tracking ISIS cyber activity in relation to threats made towards Prince George and the British royal family.[8][9] In 2019, Sixgill agents uncovered the money laundering activities undertaken by cyber criminals through the Fortnite Battle Royale online game in Russian, Chinese, Arabic, English and Spanish.[10][11][12]
Sixgill offers autonomous threat intelligence to help organizations detect and protect against phishing, data leaks, fraud, malware and vulnerability exploitation in order to enhance cyber resilience and minimize risk exposure in real-time. The Investigative Portal provides covert access to threat intel from the deep and dark web, with context and actionable insights for remediation. Integrated into existing security systems, Darkfeed™ improves endpoint protection by preemptively blocking malicious IOCs, while CVE insights from the DVE Score™ transform vulnerability management, predicting the immediate risk of vulnerability exploitation based on threat actor intent.[citation needed]
Funding
[edit]In 2014, Sixgill received its initial funding of $1 million from Terra Labs. In 2016, the company raised an additional series A round of $4.3 million composed of $800,000 from Terra Labs and $3.5 million from Elron Electronic Industries.[13][14]
In March 2022, Cybersixgill announced a $35 million Series B funding round raised from seven investors, bringing the company's total investment to $56 million.[15]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2019 - Cool Vendor in Security Operations Threat Intelligence, by Gartner Inc.[7][16][17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b O'Hear, Steve. "Sixgill claims to crawl the Dark Web to detect future cybercrime". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ a b Weinglass, Simona (August 12, 2015). "Ex-Israeli agents want to shine a flashlight on the dark web". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ a b Boyer, Sam. "Cyber intelligence company trawling Dark Web to foil impending cyberattacks on clients". Insurance Business. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ "Bitsight to Acquire Cyber Threat Intelligence Leader Cybersixgill to Help Enterprises to Preempt Cyber Attacks". PRNewswire. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Israeli cyber security co Sixgill raises $5m - Globes English". Globes.
- ^ "¿Iniciará Corea del Norte una guerra cibernética?". CNN (in European Spanish). 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ a b "Sixgill's new cyber threat intelligence platform is tailored to meet the needs of MSSPs". Help Net Security. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Mackie, Thomas (30 October 2017). "'He's a CHILD!' Britain FURIOUS as ISIS 'threatens to KILL Prince George at school'".
- ^ Binding, Lucia (29 October 2017). "Isis pledge sickening threat to kill Prince George at school".
- ^ "How children playing Fortnite are helping to fuel organised crime". The Independent. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Crecente, Brian (2019-01-15). "Dark Web Creating 'Thriving Criminal Eco-System' Around Game". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Epic's battle royale game Fortnite used to launder money". IT PRO. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Israeli cyber security sartup Sixgill raises $5 million to crawl the Dark Web for cyber crime - Jewish Business News". 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Israeli startups have raised $561 million in June – so far".
- ^ "Cybersixgill Announces $35 Million in Series B Funding to Expand Global Footprint to Combat the Growing Cybercrime and Cyber Threat Landscape" (Press release). Tel Aviv, Israel: PRNewsire. Cybersixgill. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Sixgill Named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "CNC Intelligence". cncintel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "U.S. Cyber Insurance Companies". beinsure.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.