Lastline

Lastline was founded in 2011 by University of California, Santa Barbara and Northeastern University researchers Engin Kirda, Christopher Kruegel and Giovanni Vigna.Lennon, Mike [https://www.securityweek.com/lastline-raises-10-million-help-combat-targeted-attacks Lastline Raises $10 Million to Help Combat Targeted Attacks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209210316/https://www.securityweek.com/lastline-raises-10-million-help-combat-targeted-attacks |date=2014-02-09 }} SecurityWeek. March 4, 2015 In 2014, WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. joined the Lastline Defense Program to combat advanced malware targeting businesses by providing primary functionality for APT blocking, available on their unified threat management (UTM) and next generation firewall (NGFW) products.Ohlhorst, Frank [http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsecur/watchguard-brings-advanced-persistent-threat-protection-apt-to-the-masses.html WatchGuard Brings Advanced Persistent Threat Protection (APT) to the Masses] Enterprise Networking Planet. March 4, 2015 WatchGuard utilizes Lastline's next generation cloud-based sandbox, powered by full-system emulation, which inspects objects for unknown malware crafted to evade detection.[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140403005461/en/Lastline-Announces-WatchGuard-Technologies-Joins-Company%E2%80%99s-Defense#.VPfH8mR4qQ4 Lastline Announces WatchGuard Technologies Joins Company’s Defense Program to Deliver APT Protection Capabilities] Business Wire. March 4, 2015

Lastline was featured at the 2014 RSA Conference in San Francisco.Solomon, Howard [http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/rsa-conference-roundup-fortinet-hp-announce-security-products/89679 RSA Conference roundup: Fortinet, HP announce security products] IT World Canada. March 4, 2015 That same year, Giovanni Vigna, CTO at Lastline, appeared at the Cyber Security Expo in a keynote presentation that analyzed evasive malware techniques.Fisher, Paul [http://www.itproportal.com/2014/08/05/chasing-detecting-evasive-malware/ Chasing and detecting evasive malware] IT Pro Portal. March 4, 2015

Juniper Networks began integrating with Lastline to expand the capability of its Spotlight Secure platform in 2014.Bradley, Tony [http://www.csoonline.com/article/2604625/network-security/juniper-expands-threat-intelligence-for-more-effective-network-defense.html Juniper expands threat intelligence for more effective network defense] CSO. March 4, 2015Kerner, Sean Michael [http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsecur/juniper-brings-increased-security-intelligence-to-srx-gateway.html Juniper Brings Increased Security Intelligence to SRX Gateway] Enterprise Networking Planet. March 5, 2015 In February 2015, Lastline announced a partnership and technology integration with Carbon Black in an effort to facilitate automated and comprehensive end-to-end endpoint and network security for email, web, files and mobile applications.[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lastline-partners-bit9-carbon-black-180000803.html;_ylt=AwrBEiKMxvdUpzoALgSTmYlQ Lastline Partners with Bit9 + Carbon Black to Deliver Comprehensive Network and Endpoint Breach Protection] Yahoo! Finance. March 4, 2015Westervelt, Robert [http://www.crn.com/news/security/300075638/growing-list-of-security-partners-trigger-bit9-carbon-black-growth.htm Growing List Of Security Partners Trigger Bit9 Carbon Black Growth] CRN. March 5, 2015

In 2013, Lastline raised $10 million in funding led by venture capital firms Redpoint Ventures and E.ventures, now known as Headline[http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2013/06/26/lastline-obtains-10000000-new-financing-round/ Lastline Obtains $10,000,000 New Financing Round] Xconomy. March 4, 2015 Redpoint Ventures led the Series B round with a $9 million investment, while existing investor E.ventures provided the remainder.Denne, Scott [http://pevc.dowjones.com/Article?an=DJFVW00020130625e96panrmb&cid=32135029&ctype=ts&emgerrid=131365&MessageId=927004&ufls=biancalmgpr&uedp=nq%2bxR7tHZHzwT88mY54HiQ%3d%3d&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fpevc.dowjones.com%2fArticle%3fan%3dDJFVW00020130625e96panrmb%26cid%3d32135029%26ctype%3dts Lastline Secures $10M for Behavior-Based Cybersecurity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102903/http://pevc.dowjones.com/Article?an=DJFVW00020130625e96panrmb&cid=32135029&ctype=ts&emgerrid=131365&MessageId=927004&ufls=biancalmgpr&uedp=nq%2BxR7tHZHzwT88mY54HiQ%3D%3D&ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpevc.dowjones.com%2FArticle%3Fan%3DDJFVW00020130625e96panrmb%26cid%3D32135029%26ctype%3Dts |date=2016-03-04 }} Dow Jones. March 4, 2015

In 2014, Lastline raised $10 million from new investors Dell Ventures and Presidio Ventures, as well as existing investors Redpoint Ventures and E.ventures.[https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/08/22/the-daily-startup-jaunt-raises-27-8-million-for-virtual-reality-tech/ The Daily Startup: Jaunt Raises $27.8 Million For Virtual Reality Tech] Wall Street Journal. March 4, 2015 With the new round of funding, Lastline will continue to focus on serving its growing global enterprise customer base as well as new and existing partnerships to improve information security and threat intelligence worldwide.Drake, Sarah [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/08/22/malware-detector-lastline-raises-10m-from-dell.html Malware detector Lastline raises $10M from Dell, Presidio] Silicon Valley Business Journal. March 4, 2015 This round of funding adds to the $13.7 million raised in earlier rounds to bring total funding raised to nearly $24 million since the company's founding in 2011.[https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/21/lastline-secures-10-million-funding-round/ Lastline Secures $10 Million Funding Round] Venture Beat. March 4, 2015

On June 4, 2020 Lastline announced that they entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by VMware. The acquisition was expected to be finalized by July 31, 2020.{{Cite web|last1=security|first1=John DiLulloJohn DiLullo has nearly 30 years of demonstrated success in enterprise|last2=networking|last3=cloud|last4=AI|last5=Sales|first5=Plus Go-to-Market Expertise Spanning|last6=marketing|last7=Success|first7=Customer|last8=Support|first8=Technical|last9=domestically|first9=operations His career includes extensive time|date=2020-06-04|title=Lastline to be Acquired by VMware|url=https://www.lastline.com/blog/lastline-to-be-acquired-by-vmware/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Lastline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=VMware acquires network security firm Lastline, said to lay off 40% of staff|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/04/vmware-lastline-staff-cuts/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=TechCrunch|date=4 June 2020 |language=en-US}}

After the acquisation of VMware by Broadcom, Lastline is now part of Broadcom.{{Cite web |last=Features |first=David Howell last updated Contributions from Rene Millman in |date=2017-12-04 |title=Everything you need to know about VMware |url=https://www.itpro.com/virtualisation/29279/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vmware |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=IT Pro |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-08 |title=Building a World-Class Threat Research Organization with Intent to Acquire Lastline |url=https://news.broadcom.com/news/intent-to-acquire-lastline |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Broadcom News and Stories |language=en}}

From May 2013 to May 2014, Lastline researchers studied hundreds of thousands of malware samples, testing new malware against 47 vendors’ AV signatures featured in VirusTotal to determine which caught the malware samples, and how quickly.Engin, Kirda [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2014/05/21/duck-test-antivirus-software-wont-detect-advanced-malware/ Most Antivirus Software Is Lousy At Detecting Advanced Malware] Forbes. March 4, 2015 They found that, on any given day, at least half of the AV scanners it tested failed to detect new malware and after two months, a third of the scanners were still not detecting it.Robinson, Brian [http://gcn.com/blogs/cybereye/2014/06/antivirus-useless.aspx Is antivirus now useless?] GCN. March 4, 2015Dunn, John E. [http://www.techworld.com/news/security/antivirus-software-cant-keep-up-with-new-malware-lastline-labs-analysis-finds-3521249/ Antivirus software can't keep up with new malware, Lastline Labs analysis finds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052030/http://www.techworld.com/news/security/antivirus-software-cant-keep-up-with-new-malware-lastline-labs-analysis-finds-3521249/ |date=2016-03-04 }} tech world. March 4, 2015

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• Network Behavior Anomaly Detection
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