Imperva

Imperva, originally named WebCohort, was founded in 2002 by Shlomo Kramer, Amichai Shulman and Mickey Boodaei.{{cite news |last=Hermoni |first=Oded |date=June 8, 2003 |title=Check Point founder returns to source to fund new venture |newspaper=Haaretz |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/check-point-founder-returns-to-source-to-fund-new-venture-1.90596 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609232102/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.haaretz.com/2003-06-08/ty-article/check-point-founder-returns-to-source-to-fund-new-venture/0000017f-e3d6-d38f-a57f-e7d6884e0000 |archive-date=June 9, 2023}} The following year the company shipped its first product, SecureSphere Web Application Database Protection, a web application firewall.{{cite web |url=http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/news/927282/WebCohort-secures-the-Enterprise-Application-Sphere |title=WebCohort secures the 'Enterprise Application Sphere' |work=TechTarget |first=John |last=McIntosh |date=September 10, 2003 |access-date=4 October 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916131150/http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/news/927282/WebCohort-secures-the-Enterprise-Application-Sphere |url-status=dead }} In 2004, the company changed its name to Imperva.{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/security/18826309/webcohort-changes-name-to-imperva.htm|title=WebCohort Changes Name to Imperva|first=Matt|last=Villano| work=CRN |date=February 12, 2004 |access-date=4 October 2016}}

In 2011, Imperva went public and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IMPV).{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/11/09/imperva-ipo-goes-high-at-90m.html|title=Imperva IPO goes high at $90M |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal|access-date=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209083213/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/11/09/imperva-ipo-goes-high-at-90m.html |archive-date=February 9, 2014 }} In August 2014, Imperva named Anthony Bettencourt as CEO.{{cite web |title=Imperva Appoints Anthony J. Bettencourt As New President and CEO |url=https://www.imperva.com/company/press_releases/imperva-appoints-anthony-j-bettencourt-as-new-president-and-ceo/ |website=Imperva |access-date=18 August 2014}} In 2016, it published a free scanner designed to detect devices infected with, or vulnerable to the Mirai botnet.{{cite news |title=Three Whitehat Countermeasures to the Botnet Threat |first=Brady |last=Dale |work=The New York Observer |date=November 29, 2016 |url=https://observer.com/2016/11/mirai-bestbuy-popopret-imperva-cymmetria-virgil-security-spiffy/ }}

In February 2017, Imperva sold Skyfence to Forcepoint for $40 million.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/02/09/austin-cybersecurity-software-maker-opens-wallet.html |title=Austin cybersecurity software maker opens wallet for $40M buyout |last=Anderson |first=Will |date=9 February 2017 |work=Austin Business Journal}} In August 2017, the company named Chris Hylen, the former CEO of Citrix GetGo, as its new president and CEO.{{Cite news |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170810005104/en/Imperva-Names-Christopher-Hylen-President-CEO-Part |title=BRIEF-Imperva names Christopher Hylen as president and CEO |date=10 August 2017 |agency=Reuters}} Its former CEO, Anthony Bettencourt, resigned as chairman of the board of directors in February 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://secure.calcalist.co.il/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3732919,00.html |title=Elliott Associates 'Restarted' Information Security Company Imperva |date=27 February 2018 |work=Calcalist |access-date=24 May 2018 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815181550/https://secure.calcalist.co.il/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3732919,00.html |url-status=dead }} In 2018, Imperva identified a bug in Google Chrome which had been allowing attackers to steal information via HTML tags for audio and video files.{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/google-chrome-bug-discovered-could-13090476 |title=Google Chrome bug discovered that could let hackers access your private data |last=Plummer |first=Libby |date=2018-08-16 |work=mirror |access-date=2018-08-31}}

In 2019, Imperva was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.{{Cite news |url=https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/technologynewsdesk/thoma-bravo-announces-the-acquisition-of-imperva-011119 |title=Thoma Bravo Announces the Acquisition of Imperva |date=January 11, 2019 |work=Toolbox}} That same year, Imperva suffered a breach of its own when it notified customers that it learned about a security incident that exposed sensitive information for some users of Incapsula.{{Cite news|url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/08/cybersecurity-firm-imperva-discloses-breach/|title=Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach|work=KrebsOnSecurity|access-date=2019-08-20|language=en-US}} CEO Chris Hylen left in October 2019 and Thoma Bravo Chairman of the Board, Charles Goodman, became interim CEO. In January 2020, Imperva named Pam Murphy as CEO.{{cite web |title=Imperva Names Pam Murphy as CEO |url=https://www.imperva.com/company/press_releases/imperva-names-new-ceo/ |website=Imperva |access-date=6 January 2020}}

In July 2023, Imperva agreed to be acquired by the French multinational Thales Group for $3.6 billion.{{cite web |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syl11typch |title=Thales acquiring cybersecurity company Imperva for $3.6 billion |author=Meir Orbach |date=25 July 2023 |publisher=CTech }} The acquisition was completed on December 4, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Thales To Focus On Securing Apps, Data With Closing Of Imperva Acquisition |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/thales-to-focus-on-securing-apps-data-with-closing-of-imperva-acquisition |date=2023-12-04 |last=Alspach |first=Kyle |work=CRN}}

In 2014, Imperva acquired the complete shares of Incapsula, a cloud application security startup named SkyFence, and real-time mainframe security auditing assets from Tomium Software.{{cite web|url=http://www.securityweek.com/imperva-makes-three-acquisitions-unveils-new-cloud-strategy |title=Imperva Makes Three Acquisitions, Unveils New Cloud Strategy |first=Mike |last=Lennon |work=SecurityWeek.Com|date=7 February 2014 |access-date=4 October 2016 }} In February 2017, the company purchased Camouflage, a data masking company.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Donovan |title=Imperva Acquires Camouflage Software For Data Masking System |url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4044343-imperva-acquires-camouflage-software-data-masking-system |work=Seeking Alpha |date=9 February 2017 |language=en}}

In August 2018, Imperva acquired Prevoty, a runtime application self-protection (RASP) security company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/imperva-completes-the-acquisition-of-prevoty-2018-08-13|title=Imperva Completes the Acquisition of Prevoty|work=MarketWatch|access-date=2018-09-12|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040035/https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/imperva-completes-the-acquisition-of-prevoty-2018-08-13|url-status=dead}} In July 2019, it acquired Distil Networks for its bot management capabilities. In October 2020, Imperva acquired database security startup jSonar for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|last=Osborne|first=Charlie|title=Imperva acquires database security startup jSonar|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/imperva-acquires-database-security-startup-jsonar/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=ZDNet|language=en}}

Imperva’s software stack contains products for both application and data security. It provides layered protection to ensure a company’s website located on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. The application security software includes Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP), API Security, bot management, Account Takeover (ATO) protection, attack analytics and application delivery; and the data security software includes Data Activity Monitoring (DAM), data risk analytics, data masking, discovery and assessment and file security.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Secure your APIs from cyberattacks with Imperva API Security |url=https://www.globenetcorp.com/blog/secure-your-api-form-cyberattacks-with-imperva-api-security/ |website=Globenet International |language=en |date=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Fregoni |first1=Silvia |title=AI versus AI: Imperva fights threats using AI to analyze and predict security attacks |url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/02/28/imperva-fights-ai-threats-using-ai-analyze-predict-security-attacks-rsac/ |website=Silicon Angle |date=28 February 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Whittaker |first1=Zack |title=Imperva to acquire database security startup jSonar |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/01/imperva-to-acquire-jsonar/ |work=TechCrunch |date=October 1, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Edward |title=Imperva Prevents Client-Side Attacks like Formjacking and Magecart |url=https://securityboulevard.com/2020/07/imperva-prevents-client-side-attacks-like-formjacking-and-magecart/ |work=Security Boulevard |date=1 July 2020}}

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