BeyondTrust
{{short description|American software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = BeyondTrust
| logo = BeyondTrust logo.svg
| type = Private
| key_people = Matt Dircks, Executive Chairman
Janine Seebeck, CEO
Chris Jones, Chief Revenue Officer
Morey Haber, Chief Technology Officer
Dan Derosa, Chief Product Officer
Dave Giles, Chief Customer Success Officer
Liz Shulof, Chief Marketing Officer
| industry = Enterprise Security
Identity Management and Access Control, Vulnerability Management, Compliance Reporting
| products = Privilege and Identity Management
Vulnerability Management
Secure Remote Access
| owner = Privately held
| num_employees = ~ 1500
| homepage = https://www.beyondtrust.com/
| foundation = 1985
| location = Atlanta, Georgia, USA|
}}
BeyondTrust (formerly Symark) is an American company that develops, markets, and supports a family of privileged identity management / access management (PIM/PAM), privileged remote access, and vulnerability management products for UNIX, Linux, Windows and macOS operating systems.
BeyondTrust was founded in 2006 and provided Least Privilege Management software for the Microsoft Windows OS, before UNIX vendor Symark acquired BeyondTrust in 2009.By Steve Ragan, The Tech Herald. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090922230631/http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200938/4425/Symark-and-BeyondTrust-%E2%80%93-best-acquisition-ever Symark and BeyondTrust – best acquisition ever]. September 14, 2009."By Doug Barney, Redmond Magazine. "[http://redmondmag.com/articles/2006/10/03/desktop-standard-bought-by-microsoft--mostly.aspx Desktop Standard Bought by Microsoft -- Mostly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411135401/http://redmondmag.com/articles/2006/10/03/desktop-standard-bought-by-microsoft--mostly.aspx |date=2011-04-11 }}. " October 3, 2006. Retrieved on August 28, 2009. In 2018, the company was acquired by Bomgar, a developer of remote support and PAM software.By Andrew Ross, InformationAge. "[https://www.information-age.com/bomgar-beyondtrust-123475212 Bomgar completes acquisition of BeyondTrust] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004210431/https://www.information-age.com/bomgar-beyondtrust-123475212/ |date=2018-10-04 }}. " October 4, 2018. In both cases, BeyondTrust was adopted as the new company name.By Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek. "[https://www.eweek.com/security/bomgar-to-be-renamed-beyondtrust-after-acquisition-of-pam-vendor Bomgar to Be Renamed BeyondTrust After Acquisition of PAM Vendor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911194609/https://www.eweek.com/security/bomgar-to-be-renamed-beyondtrust-after-acquisition-of-pam-vendor/ |date=2023-09-11 }}. " September 13, 2018.By Tim Wilson, Dark Reading. "[http://www.darkreading.com/risk/symark-buys-beyondtrust-takes-beyondtrust-name/d/d-id/1131929 Symark Buys BeyondTrust, Takes BeyondTrust Name] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212919/http://www.darkreading.com/risk/symark-buys-beyondtrust-takes-beyondtrust-name/d/d-id/1131929 |date=2015-09-23 }}. " September 14, 2009.
History
= Symark =
Symark was founded in 1985 as a VAX/VMS utility software company in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. Its name is derived from the initials of its founders, Bob Sommers and Doug Yarrow. Symark was also a client-server computing vendor, before later acquiring a license for the UNIX security product UPM (now owned by Quest Software){{Cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/561708/passgo-bring-quest-greater-multiplatform|title=PassGo Will Bring Quest Greater Multiplatform Capabilities|website=www.gartner.com|access-date=2017-12-19|archive-date=2017-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051344/https://www.gartner.com/doc/561708/passgo-bring-quest-greater-multiplatform|url-status=live}} and rebranding their version PowerBroker.{{cite web|last1=Jeff|first1=Parker|title=BeyondTrust PowerBroker Active Directory Tools for PCI/SOX/HIPAA Compliance|url=https://www.ittsystems.com/best-free-active-directory-tools/#beyondtrust-powerbroker|website=ITTSystems.com|date=22 August 2017|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824051231/https://www.ittsystems.com/best-free-active-directory-tools/#beyondtrust-powerbroker|url-status=live}}By Alex Woodie, The Linux Beacon. "[http://www.itjungle.com/two/two052808-story09.html Symark Tackles Tough Access Control Problems] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109174244/http://www.itjungle.com/two/two052808-story09.html |date=January 9, 2009 }}. " April 2, 2008. Symark relocated to Westlake Village, California, then again to Agoura Hills.
The company was focused on identity, access, and password management for privileged users on UNIX{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondtrust.com/products/powerbroker-for-unix-linux/|title=Unix Privileged Identity & Access Management|year=2016|access-date=2016-06-29|archive-date=2016-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401060423/https://www.beyondtrust.com/products/powerbroker-for-unix-linux|url-status=live}} systems. From 2003—2008 the company expanded in Spain, Portugal, Japan and Latin America. During the same time period, they also grew by almost 300 percent and were one of the fastest growing private companies in the Los Angeles area.
= The original BeyondTrust =
In 2003, AutoProf introduced the AutoProf Policy maker, which was the first commercial product{{cite web|last1=Tulloch|first1=Mitch|title=Windows Server Hacks: AutoProf Policy Maker|url=http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/12/14/auto_prof.html|website=WindowsDevCenter|publisher=O'Reilly|accessdate=31 January 2018|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719132620/http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/12/14/auto_prof.html|url-status=live}} to build upon Microsoft's built-in Group Policy Objects to make common tasks like mapping network drives or sharing printer connections easier. In 2005, AutoProf grew 90% in revenue over the previous yearPress Release. "[http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/118396/autoprof_announces_record_year_revenue_growth/ AutoProf Announces Record Year Revenue Growth]. " January 12, 2005. Retrieved on August 28, 2009 and changed the company name to DesktopStandard.Press Release. "[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127718323.html Article: AutoProf Announces Name Change and Releases Group Policy Security Product; DesktopStandard Corporation Provides Application-Level Security Product to Satisfy Regulatory Compliance Needs]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. " January 26, 2005. Retrieved on August 28, 2009. Four million desktops were under the management of DesktopStandard's software across 3,500 customers. From 2003 to 2005, DesktopStandard added six products to their portfolio for role-based access control (RBAC), password management, and identity access management on Windows. In 2006, Microsoft acquired most of DesktopStandard's products, and DesktopStandard's CEO formed a new company (BeyondTrust) around the remaining Policy Maker Application Security product.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2661727/microsoft-buys-desktopstandard.html|title=Microsoft buys DesktopStandard|last=Montalbano|first=Elizabeth|date=2006-10-02|website=InfoWorld|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17|archive-date=2019-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817154016/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2661727/microsoft-buys-desktopstandard.html|url-status=live}}
== Acquisitions ==
2009: Symark acquired the Windows-based business of BeyondTrust in 2009 for approximately $20 million{{cite web|url=http://www.itworld.com/beyondtrust |title=BeyondTrust | ITworld |accessdate=2010-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607073726/http://www.itworld.com/beyondtrust |archivedate=2011-06-07 }} and they adopted BeyondTrust as the new company name.By Jackie Noblett, Mass High Tech. "[http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/09/14/daily14-BeyondTrust-acquired-by-Symark.html BeyondTrust acquired by Symark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922225945/http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/09/14/daily14-BeyondTrust-acquired-by-Symark.html |date=2009-09-22 }}. September 14, 2009
May 2012: BeyondTrust acquired Vulnerability Management Pioneer eEye Digital Security.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/10/idUS166340+10-May-2012+BW20120510 |title=BeyondTrust Acquires Vulnerability Management Pioneer eEye Digital Security | Reuters |website=Reuters |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2013-06-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630054947/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/10/idUS166340+10-May-2012+BW20120510 |url-status=dead }}
December 2012: BeyondTrust acquired Blackbird Group.{{Cite web |last=Peacock |first=Marisa |date=12 December 2012 |title=BeyondTrust Acquires BlackBird Group, Improves Enterprise Security |url=http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/beyondtrust-acquires-blackbird-group-improves-enterprise-security-018713.php |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=CMSWire}}
September 2014: Veritas Capital acquired BeyondTrust for $310 million.{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Charlie |date=3 September 2014 |title=Veritas Capital snaps up security firm BeyondTrust for $310 million |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/veritas-capital-snaps-up-security-firm-beyondtrust-for-310-million/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=5 October 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925221324/https://www.zdnet.com/article/veritas-capital-snaps-up-security-firm-beyondtrust-for-310-million/ |url-status=live }}
October 2018: Bomgar acquired BeyondTrust from Veritas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/security/bomgar-to-be-renamed-beyondtrust-after-acquisition-of-pam-vendor|title = Bomgar to be Renamed BeyondTrust After Acquisition of PAM Vendor|date = 13 September 2018}}
=Bomgar=
{{Infobox software
| name = Bomgar
| logo = Bomgar logo.png
| developer = BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
| operating_system = Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Linux, OS X, Windows, Windows Mobile{{Cite news |url=http://www.darkreading.com/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700828 |title=Bomgar Unveils FIPS-Compliant Remote Access Helpdesk Tool |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=2010-07-03 |publisher=darkReading |archive-date=2010-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628055156/http://www.darkreading.com/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700828 |url-status=live }}
| genre = Remote administration
| license = Proprietary
| website = {{URL|https://www.beyondtrust.com/brand/bomgar}}
}}
Bomgar was a remote support provider that allows support technicians to remotely connect to end-user systems through firewalls from their computer or mobile device. Using the Bomgar Representative Console, technology support professionals can access and control systems and devices remotely, including personal computers, smartphones, tablets, servers, switches, point-of-sale systems and others.{{Cite news |url=http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Bomgar-Offers-an-Appliance-for-All-Remote-Support-Needs/ |title=Bomgar Offer an Appliance for All Remote Support Needs |last=Ohlhotst |first=Frank |date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=2010-07-03 |publisher=ChannelInsider}}
The company originated when Joel Bomgaars developed his own remote support solutions to cut back on wasted hours he spent travelling while working as a support professional for a local company. In June 2003, he set up a one-page, static website selling his own, home-grown remote access solution, calling it ExpertVNC. Soon thereafter, his two college friends, Nathan McNeill and Patrick Norman, joined Bomgar as co-founders.{{cite web|url=https://www.privco.com/company/bomgar-corporation/|title=BeyondTrust|publisher=Privco|accessdate=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325144128/https://www.privco.com/company/bomgar-corporation/|url-status=live}}
In May 2004, ExpertVNC changed its name to NetworkStreaming. In the next month it changed its cloud-based product to an appliance model, differentiating itself from other similar remote support solutions.
In February 2007, NetworkStreaming changes its company name to Bomgar, a simplified form of Joel Bomgaars' family name that he also chose to use professionally for himself.{{Cite news|url=http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/030507buzz.html|title=Company's new name has familiar ring|last=McNamara|first=Paul|work=Network World|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203208/http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/030507buzz.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Fenn |first1=Donna |title=Is There a Memorable Brand Hidden in Your Name? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-there-a-memorable-brand-hidden-in-your-name/ |website=CBS News |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=August 16, 2010 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927071229/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-there-a-memorable-brand-hidden-in-your-name/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Blakely |first1=Lindsay |title=A New Brand Name Changed Everything |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-new-brand-name-changed-everything/ |website=CBS News |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=December 23, 2010 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927071230/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-new-brand-name-changed-everything/ |url-status=live }}
Bomgar's first private equity investors, TA Associates, placed a majority investment in Bomgar in May 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ta.com/about/news/ta-associates-announces-majority-investment-in-bomgar|title=News {{!}} TA|website=TA Associates|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417191955/https://www.ta.com/about/news/ta-associates-announces-majority-investment-in-bomgar|url-status=live}}
In April 2018, Francisco Partners announced that it acquired Bomgar from Thoma Bravo,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bomgar.com/blog/entry/francisco-partners-acquires-bomgar|title=Francisco Partners Acquires Bomgar {{!}} BOMGAR|website=www.bomgar.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192017/https://www.bomgar.com/blog/entry/francisco-partners-acquires-bomgar|url-status=live}} which owned Bomgar since June 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bomgar.com/press/thoma-bravo-acquires-bomgar-strengthens-security-software-portfolio|title=Thoma Bravo Acquires Bomgar, Strengthens Security Software Portfolio {{!}} BOMGAR|website=www.bomgar.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192140/https://www.bomgar.com/press/thoma-bravo-acquires-bomgar-strengthens-security-software-portfolio|url-status=live}} Financial details of this deal were not disclosed.
Bomgar now operates under the name BeyondTrust.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondtrust.com/brand/bomgar|title=Bomgar Is Now BeyondTrust|accessdate=2019-10-03|archivedate=2019-10-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003150504/https://www.beyondtrust.com/brand/bomgar}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eweek.com/security/bomgar-to-be-renamed-beyondtrust-after-acquisition-of-pam-vendor|title=Bomgar to Be Renamed BeyondTrust After Acquisition of PAM Vendor|publisher=eWeek|last=Kerner|first=Sean|date=2018-09-13|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=2023-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911194609/https://www.eweek.com/security/bomgar-to-be-renamed-beyondtrust-after-acquisition-of-pam-vendor/|url-status=live}}
= Treasury Department hacking incident =
{{Main|2024 United States Department of the Treasury hack}}
It was reported on December 30, 2024 that BeyondTrust was implicated in a hacking incident against the U.S. Treasury Department by state-sponsored Chinese hackers.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incident |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-hacking-treasury-department-8942106afabeac96010057e05c67c9d5 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=2024-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230211722/https://apnews.com/article/china-hacking-treasury-department-8942106afabeac96010057e05c67c9d5 |url-status=live }} According to the report, the hackers stole an API key for a remote support SaaS application from BeyondTrust and used it to compromise U.S. Treasury workstations, viewing unclassified documents in what was described as a "major incident".{{Cite web |title=What to know about string of US hacks blamed on China |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86w2evj05do |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Shapero |first=Julia |date=2024-12-30 |title=Chinese hackers breached Treasury Department, agency says |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5060475-treasury-hacked-chinese-state-sponsored-actors/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}
See also
- Remote desktop software
- Comparison of remote desktop software
- Virtual help desk
- {{section link|Criticism of Facebook|Rewards for vulnerability reporting}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.beyondtrust.com/brand/bomgar Bomgar]
- [http://community.bomgar.com Bomgar Community]
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