Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company

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Preempt delivers a modern approach to authentication and securing identity. With our patented Conditional Access technology, we help customers preempt security threats in real-time based on identity, behavior and risk.

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Overview

Location

United States, California, San Francisco

Employees

51-200

Phone

+1 415-788-8020

Total raised

$25.5M

Founded date

2014

Investors 1

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Funding Rounds 2

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Apr 21, 2016	Series A round	$8M

Mentions in press and media 18

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Aug 2, 2018	Preempt allows organizations to detect and block hacker reconnaissance tools	Increasingly cybercriminals are using their initial attacks to probe systems and look for other vulnerabilities or network resources that they can later exploit. Threat detection platform Preempt is launching new capabilities that allow ent...
Jun 28, 2018	Term Sheet — Thursday, June 28	LYFTED Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop Here are some additional notes: • In total, Lyft has raised $5.1 billion in funding. Lyft’s investors include AllianceBernstein, Baillie...
Jun 27, 2018	Preempt Secures $17.5M in Series B	SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Company revolutionizing the way enterprises protect themselves from cybersecurity breaches and internal threats, raised $17.5 million in a Series B round. >> Click here for more funding data on Preempt >> ...
Jun 27, 2018	Identity and Access Threat Prevention Company Preempt Secures $17.5M	Preempt Team Preempt, a San Francisco, CA-based enterprise platform for protection from breaches and internal threats, raised $17.5m in Series B funding. Backers included ClearSky, Blackstone, Intel Capital and General Catalyst. In conjunct...
Jun 27, 2018	Preempt Raises $17.5M Series B from General Catalyst	Preempt, a company revolutionizing the way enterprises protect themselves from cybersecurity breaches and internal threats, raised $17.5 million in a Series B round supported by ClearSky, Blackstone (NYSE: BX), Intel Capital and General Cat...
Mar 13, 2018	Critical vulnerability found in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol	Researchers at threat prevention specialist Preempt have discovered a flaw in Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP), which is used by Remote Desktop and WinRM in their authentication processes. An attacker with man-in-the-...
Nov 16, 2017	Enterprises put at risk by employees' poor security habits	According to a new study, 25 percent of employees have tried to look at data at work that they weren't supposed to, and 60 percent were successful at accessing that data. The survey by adaptive threat prevention company Preempt also reveals...
Jul 11, 2017	Two new vulnerabilities found in Windows NTLM security protocols	Researchers at behavioral firewall specialist Preempt have discovered two vulnerabilities within the Microsoft Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) security protocols. The first involves unprotected Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) fro...
Jun 14, 2017	Enterprise users still relying on weak passwords	Despite moves towards other methods of verification, most enterprises are still using passwords to secure their systems. But based on results from its password assessment tool Preempt Inspector, behavioral firewall company Preempt shows tha...
May 23, 2017	New software adds secure authentication to any enterprise application	Increased numbers of phishing and other cyber attacks are putting companies under greater pressure to secure their applications. Conventionally this requires re-coding or other work to achieve, but new software from behavioral firewall spec...
Mar 30, 2017	How to Train Your Staff on Workplace Cybersecurity	In today’s world, there’s no doubt that cybersecurity is crucial for the sustainability of any business. But are you really doing enough to keep your data safe from the hackers that want to steal? Take note that, when it comes to security, ...
Mar 14, 2017	Stop Reusing Or Rotating Passwords, They Are Easy To Crack	Amy Gordon, Tech Times 14 March 2017, 07:03 am With the advancement in technology, cracking passwords has become increasingly simpler for hackers. The development of programs which can recognize patterns most commonly found in passwords and...
Mar 13, 2017	63 million LinkedIn users have weak passwords	Last year's highly publicized Yahoo and LinkedIn breaches exposed millions of users' passwords to the public and saw them for sale on the dark web. Researchers at behavioral firewall company Preempt have analyzed the leaked LinkedIn passwor...
Dec 1, 2016	Half of IT professionals more concerned about internal threats than external ones	Hackers and cyber criminals are often seen as the biggest threat to company IT systems, but a report from behavioral firewall company Preempt shows that insiders, including careless or naive employees, are now viewed as an equally important...
Jun 13, 2016	Behavioral firewall helps guard against data breaches	When a data breach is just as likely to originate from inside the organization as outside, protecting an enterprise can be a difficult task. Californian company Preempt is launching a new proactive approach that allows organizations to spot...
Apr 21, 2016	Preempt Security Raises $8M in Series A Funding	Preempt Security, a San Francisco, Calif.–based still in stealth enterprise security software startup, raised $8m in Series A funding. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners with participation from Mickey Boodaei and Rakesh Loonkar,...
Apr 21, 2016	Stealthy startup Preempt Security scores $8 million Series A	Preempt Security, a startup still in stealth, came out of hiding today enough to announce an $8 million Series A round. Beyond that we know only a limited amount about what makes them worth such an investment. The round was led by General C...

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FAQ about Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company

When was Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company founded?

Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company was founded in 2014.

How much funding has Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company raised?

Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company has raised $25.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.

What funding rounds has Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company raised?

Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company, among them a Series A round of $8M on Apr 21, 2016.

What has the press written about Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company?

Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company, among them “Preempt allows organizations to detect and block hacker reconnaissance tools” (Aug 2, 2018) and “Term Sheet — Thursday, June 28” (Jun 28, 2018).

Is Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company still active?

Yes, Preempt, A CrowdStrike Company is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 19, 2018.