Gigamon

Gigamon LLC was founded in 2004 and was originally operated by Gigamon Systems, LLC.{{cite news | title=Calling YCombinators: Lessons from a "Serial First-Timer | url=https://gigaom.com/2008/04/04/ycombinator-2/ | work=Gigaom | date=2008-04-04 | access-date=2015-09-15 | archive-date=2020-12-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202232029/https://gigaom.com/2008/04/04/ycombinator-2/ | url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/300075506/gigamon-takes-partner-program-to-next-level.htm |title=Gigamon takes partner program to next level |author=Mark Haranas |date=28 January 2015 |publisher=CRN |accessdate=19 June 2017}}{{Cite web |title=S-1/A |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1484504/000119312513239751/d342799ds1a.htm |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=www.sec.gov}} In 2009, Gigamon converted from a limited liability company to a corporation and changed its name to Gigamon Inc. It is currently led by President and CEO, Shane Buckley.{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2022 |first=Michael |last=Novinson |title=Observability Vendor Gigamon Promotes Shane Buckley to CEO |url=https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/observability-vendor-gigamon-promotes-shane-buckley-to-ceo-a-18913 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=www.bankinfosecurity.com |language=en}}

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In July 2012 the company filed for an IPO, and then went public on June 11, 2013, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GIMO”.{{cite news |title=Gigamon IPO brings in $128.25M, prices at mid-range |last1=Schubarth |first1=Cromwell |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/11/gigamon-ipo-brings-in-1285m-prices.html |newspaper=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=11 June 2013 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Berndtson |first=Chad |date=2012-07-13 |title=Gigamon Files For IPO |url=https://www.crn.com/news/networking/240003732/gigamon-files-for-ipo.htm |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=CRN |language=en}} During the initial public offering on June 12, 2013, investors bought 6.75 million shares priced at $19 each, generating $128 million in sales.{{cite news |title=Gigamon will move to new Santa Clara HQ where it could employ 500 people |last1=Avalos |first1=George |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/07/17/gigamon-will-move-to-new-santa-clara-hq-where-it-could-employ-500-people/ |newspaper=Mercury News |date=17 July 2013 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}{{cite news | title=Gigamon makes stock exchange debut; sees shares soar | url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/240156540/gigamon-makes-stock-exchange-debut-sees-shares-soar.htm | work=CRN |date=12 June 2013}}

In 2015, Gigamon introduced its formalized Partner Program. At the time, the company already had 220 partners in North America and more in other countries. That same year, Gigamon moved its headquarters to Santa Clara and doubled the size of its operations.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-17 |title=Gigamon will move to new Santa Clara HQ where it could employ 500 people |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/07/17/gigamon-will-move-to-new-santa-clara-hq-where-it-could-employ-500-people/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}

Gigamon officials rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on February 24, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://livestream.com/NYSE/Gigamon |title=Gigamon rings the NYSE closing bell |date=24 February 2016 |publisher=Livestream |accessdate=29 June 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095502/https://livestream.com/NYSE/Gigamon |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nyse.com/network/article/nyse-paul-hooper-gigamon |title=The past, present and future of network security: An interview with Paul Hooper, CEO of Gigamon |publisher=New York Stock Exchange |accessdate=29 June 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043409/https://www.nyse.com/network/article/nyse-paul-hooper-gigamon |url-status=dead }} That year, Gigamon had almost $311 million in revenue, up from $68 million in 2011.{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Justin |title=Gigamon Remakes Itself For Cloud |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2017/08/24/gigamon-remakes-itself-for-cloud/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

In January 2018, the company was acquired by Elliott Management Corporation and The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) for US$1.6 billion.{{Cite news|date=2017-10-26|title=Elliott makes first public buyout with Gigamon in $1.6 bln deal|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gigamon-m-a-idUSKBN1CV3NY|access-date=2020-06-24}} That same year the company entered the network detection and response (NDR) market when it acquired the startup ICEBRG.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-08 |title=Gigamon Exits NDR Market, Sells ThreatInsight Business to Fortinet |url=https://www.darkreading.com/omdia/gigamon-exits-ndr-market-sells-threatinsight-business-to-fortinet |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Dark Reading |language=en}} In February 2022, the company announced a series of enhancements to ThreatINSIGHT that included providing 365-date rich network metadata retention to provide SOC teams with historical data and tools to use that data to identify adversary activity.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-10 |title=Gigamon revamps ThreatINSIGHT NDR solution to add 365-day data retention |url=https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/gigamon-revamps-threatinsight-ndr-solution-to-add-365-day-data-retention/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}} In December 2022, Gigamon sold ThreatINSIGHT to Fortinet.

In 2019, Gigamon products were deployed in over 80% of Fortune 100 companies.{{Cite web |last=Councils |first=Forbes |title=Forbes Marketplace: How One CEO Drives Digital Transformation By Eliminating Data Silos With Complete Network Visibility |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesmarketplace/2019/09/12/how-one-ceo-drives-digital-transformation-by-eliminating-data-silos-with-complete-network-visibility/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Two years later, in December 2021, Gigamon partnered with Cirrus Networks to offer managed security services to governments and large enterprises in Australia.{{Cite web |title=Cirrus and Gigamon partner on cyber security services |url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/693794/cirrus-gigamon-partner-cyber-security-services/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.arnnet.com.au|date=9 December 2021 }} The initial three-year partnership focused on the following industries: government, mining, financial services, and education.

In 2024, Gigamon secured an investment from Siris Capital Group, which will support its efforts to enhance deep observability solutions. This investment is expected to accelerate Gigamon's growth and innovation, solidifying its position in the cloud security market.{{Cite web |title=Gigamon Announces Strategic Investment from Siris {{!}} APMdigest |url=https://www.apmdigest.com/gigamon-announces-strategic-investment-from-siris |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.apmdigest.com}}

Gigamon develops physical and virtual network visibility technologies, including network TAP and aggregation products, traffic manipulation applications, and visibility fabric nodes.{{cite news | title=Gigamon rolls out active visibility, stays ahead of the commodity curve | url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/932116/gigamon-rolls-out-active-visibility-stays-ahead-of-the-commodity-curve.html | work=Network World |date=2014-10-29}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-08 |title=Gigamon Exits NDR Market, Sells ThreatInsight Business to Fortinet |url=https://www.darkreading.com/omdia/gigamon-exits-ndr-market-sells-threatinsight-business-to-fortinet |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Dark Reading |language=en}} Its product families have included Deep Observability (originally Hawk), GigaVUE (GigaVUE Cloud Suite and GigaVUE Appliances), GigaSMART, and GigaVUE-FM.{{Cite web |last=Gigamon |title=iTWire - Gigamon launches Hawk and partners with AWS to simplify and secure cloud adoption |url=https://itwire.com/guest-articles/gigamon-launches-hawk-and-partners-with-aws-to-simplify-and-secure-cloud-adoption.html |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=itwire.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2015-07-21 |title=Gigamon Launches Security Visibility Platform for Advanced Persistent Threats |url=https://convergedigest.com/gigamon-launches-security-visibility/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Converge Digest |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Berndtson |first=Chad |date=2012-07-13 |title=Gigamon Files For IPO |url=https://www.crn.com/news/networking/240003732/gigamon-files-for-ipo.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=CRN |language=en}}

In 2014, the company added “Active Visibility” features to its visibility fabrics. With its Active Visibility, Gigamon could decrypt SSL traffic, better provide multi-tier security, and support 100 Gig-E and 40-Gig E networks.

In April 2015, the company released the framework Software Defined Visibility to be used by customers, security and network equipment vendors, and managed service providers.{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2015-04-20 |title=Gigamon Automates Network Traffic Visibility for Rapid Response to Security Threats |url=https://convergedigest.com/gigamon-automates-network-traffic/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Converge Digest |language=en-US}} It can be used to control and program the Gigamon Visibility Fabric using REST-based APIs. In July 2015, Gigamon released its GigaSECURE Security Delivery Platform. It uses traffic visibility fabric to extract scalable metadata to counter Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2015-07-21 |title=Gigamon Launches Security Visibility Platform for Advanced Persistent Threats |url=https://convergedigest.com/gigamon-launches-security-visibility/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Converge Digest |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-04-08 |title=Gigamon Gains Force In The Battle Against Cyber Crime |url=https://www.investors.com/research/the-new-america/gigamon-gains-force-in-battle-against-cyber-crime/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Investor's Business Daily |language=en-US}}

Another product, Application Filtering Intelligence, uses an application traffic identification tool to identify performance issues. It draws from a list of more than 3,000 IT and consumer apps, and sends relevant app traffic to security, performance monitoring, or data loss prevention tools.{{Cite web |title=Revealed: The cure to network outage-related downtime |url=https://itbrief.com.au/story/revealed-the-cure-to-network-outage-related-downtime |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=IT Brief Australia |language=en |last1=Forrester |first1=Nick }}

In October 2021, Gigamon announced a joint solution with Armis, a device security platform provider.{{Cite web |title=Armis, Gigamon partnership to safeguard IoT devices against rising cloud threats |url=https://channellife.co.nz/story/armis-gigamon-partnership-to-safeguard-iot-devices-against-rising-cloud-threats |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=ChannelLife New Zealand |language=en |last1=Williams |first1=Shannon }} The Gigamon Visibility and Analytics Fabric and Armis Agentless Device Security Platform are used together to provide full visibility into traffic across hybrid networks.

In 2021, Gigamon released Hawk, the first elastic visibility and analytics fabric for all data in-motion in a cloud network. It offered visibility-as-code that could be embedded into cloud automation. It was integrated with AWS and other cloud platforms and tools.{{Cite web |title=Gigamon, Outcomex partner for stronger security architecture |url=https://securitybrief.com.au/story/gigamon-outcomex-partner-for-stronger-security-architecture |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=SecurityBrief Australia |language=en |last1=Thompson |first1=Zach }}

In 2022, the company relabeled Hawk, its main visibility platform, as a Deep Observability Pipeline.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-27 |title=LogRhythm integrates with Gigamon to help security teams detect anomalies across their networks |url=https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/28/logrhythm-gigamon/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Help Net Security |language=en-US}} It is described as being able to deliver “network-derived intelligence to cloud, security and observability tools to help eliminate security blind spots and reduce tool costs.” It is used in hybrid and multi-cloud environments and accesses network traffic at the source.

In October 2022, Gigamon integrated its Pipeline with LogRhythm’s SIEM Platform. The integrated products can be used to identify behavioral anomalies, and internal and external cyber threats. In November, Gigamon announced a partnership with InfoVista to address “digital transformation and next-generation challenges in areas such as network slicing and service level agreement monetization across the 5G core, Open RAN and mobile private networks.”{{Cite web |title=Infovista, Gigamon assure greater flexibility and connectivity for 5G networks {{!}} Computer Weekly |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527306/Infovista-Gigamon-assure-greater-flexibility-and-connectivity-for-5G-networks |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=ComputerWeekly.com |language=en}}

Gigamon Precryption™ technology is an automated solution that provides plaintext visibility into encrypted communications across cloud, virtual or container workloads. Gigamon GigaVUE 6.4 utilizes Precryption technology to execute advanced threat detection, investigation, and response. Precryption  was developed by Gigamon and was announced on September 12, 2023. Using eBPF technology, GigamonPrecryption technology captures traffic prior to encryption or after decryption to reveal previously concealed threat activity.{{Cite web |title=Gigamon's 'Precryption' to block attacks hiding behind encryption |url=https://www.csoonline.com/article/652190/gigamons-precryption-to-block-attacks-hiding-behind-encryption.html |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=CSO Online |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=Gigamon Precryption Redefines Traffic Observability for the Hybrid Cloud Enterprise |url=https://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Gigamon-Precryption-Redefines-Traffic-Observability-for-the-Hybrid-Cloud-Enterprise-160539.aspx |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Database Trends and Applications |language=en-US}}

Vectra AI Inc. and Gigamon announced a new OEM partnership. This new collaboration combines Vectra’s Ai-driven attack signal intelligence and Gigamon’s GigaVUE Cloud Suite throughout hybrid cloud environments.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-21 |title=Vectra AI and Gigamon Announce New OEM Partnership to Reduce Cybersecurity Risk for Large Enterprise Organizations |url=https://itdigest.com/information-communications-technology/vectra-ai-and-gigamon-announce-new-oem-partnership-to-reduce-cybersecurity-risk-for-large-enterprise-organizations/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ITDigest |language=en-US}} The platform reduces detection latency, reduces risk exposure, and optimizes Security Operations Center (SOC) within team workflows.{{Cite web |last=Jack |first=Cyber |date=2024-02-21 |title=Vectra AI and Gigamon Announce Partnership to Enhance Hybrid Cloud Security |url=https://www.enterprisesecuritytech.com/post/vectra-ai-and-gigamon-announce-partnership-to-enhance-hybrid-cloud-security |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Enterprise Sec Tech |language=en}}

Gigamon and Cribl.io have announced a technology integration designed to enhance cybersecurity intelligence, combining Gigamon's network telemetry, including application metadata, with Cribl's observability pipeline to provide a more comprehensive view of network traffic and security events. This partnership aims to streamline data management, optimize data visibility, and improve threat detection capabilities for enterprises.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Gigamon and Cribl announce technology integration for comprehensive intelligence |url=https://www.securityinfowatch.com/cybersecurity/press-release/53100057/gigamon-gigamon-and-cribl-announce-technology-integration-for-comprehensive-intelligence |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Security Info Watch |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gigamon and Cribl Announce Technology Integration that Delivers Comprehensive Intelligence to a Full Range of Security and Monitoring Tools : @VMblog |url=https://vmblog.com/archive/2024/03/29/gigamon-and-cribl-announce-technology-integration-that-delivers-comprehensive-intelligence-to-a-full-range-of-security-and-monitoring-tools.aspx |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=vmblog.com}} This integration should improve threat detection through a unified approach to network traffic and security event management.{{Cite web |title=Gigamon and Cribl Announce Technology Integration that Delivers Comprehensive Intelligence to a Full Range of Security and Monitoring Tools : @VMblog |url=https://vmblog.com/archive/2024/03/29/gigamon-and-cribl-announce-technology-integration-that-delivers-comprehensive-intelligence-to-a-full-range-of-security-and-monitoring-tools.aspx |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=vmblog.com}}

On Friday, April 23, 2021, a federal jury of the US District Court and Eastern District of Texas delivered its verdict regarding Gigamon’s claims of APCON Inc.’s infringement on certain specified network technology patents. Gigamon’s infringement assertions were denied when the jury unanimously ruled that not only were allegations of APCON’s infringement invalid, but all claims related to five network data management patents at issue were invalid as well.{{cite web |last1=Brittain |first1=Blake |title=IN BRIEF: Gigamon loses verdict on patent claims against rival |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/legal/in-brief-gigamon-loses-verdict-on-patent-claims-against-rival-idUSL1N2MJ25L/ |website=Reuters |access-date=18 December 2024}}

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