Solebit is a privately held
cybersecurity
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company, with main offices located in the United States and Israel.
Solebit's
cloud
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-based,
real-time
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SaaS
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SaaS is con ...
platform is focused on
zero-day malware and unknown threats. Solebit blocks
malicious active content with
flow analysis,
de-obfuscation and
content evaluation.
Solebit’s applications are in use by organizations in such industries as
financial services,
healthcare,
information technology
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,
public sector
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, and
retail and consumer goods.
Company
Solebit was founded in 2014 and maintains headquarters in
San Francisco, California
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, with offices in
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
.
Solebit has received funding from
venture capital
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/
growth equity
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firm
Glilot Capital Partnersand MassMutual Ventures.
In March 2018, Solebit secured $11 million in
Series A
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funding, led by ClearSky Security.
On July 31, 2018, Solebit was acquired by
Mimecast
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for $100 million.
Products
Solebit's core SoleGATE Security Platform is anchored by DvC, a real-time, signature-less engine, which identifies
malware threats, regardless of
evasion technique, file type,
operating system
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Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also i ...
, and client-side application, whether on-premise or in the
cloud
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.
See also
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Computer Security
Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, t ...
*
Zero-Day Threats
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Malware Prevention
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Sandbox Alternative
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://solebit.io
Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
2014 establishments in California