Wednesday 20 April 2016

Boston Cybersecurity Map Shows Deep Diverse Local Sector

It’s no secret that the Boston area is home to a formidable group of companies related to cybersecurity.

Just how big is the local cluster? Xconomy surveyed the landscape and found 63 firms within an hour’s drive of downtown Boston, including locally based companies and outposts of firms based elsewhere. We mapped them out below and listed them in a table with key facts and figures about each company.

The map and accompanying data illustrate the local sector’s diverse and dynamic nature. There are security arms of big companies, like EMC-owned RSA Security, IBM Security, and Lockheed Martin Industrial Defender. Longstanding companies like Rapid7, Carbon Black(formerly Bit9), Digital Guardian, Veracode, and CyberArk have raised vast sums from venture capitalists and the public markets in a quest for industry domination. Well-funded startups like Cybereason, Recorded Future, and Threat Stack are advancing new techniques for combating threats. And a bevy of small startups like Cybric, Lexumo, andSeceon are just getting started.

The companies are tackling a wide range of problems that threaten businesses, governments, and organizations today, from sniffing out and responding to cyber attacks to safeguarding data across servers, the cloud, and personal devices. Some of the companies focus on solving one or two specific issues, but security firms are increasingly taking a more holistic approach. We also included companies that offer related products and services, such as vulnerability assessments, remote access and password management software, online backup and disaster recovery, and other infrastructure tools. For the full article click here 



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