Andrew Newman (Cyber security entrepreneur)
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Andrew Newman cyber-security entrepreneur, co-founded GIANT Company Software (Anti-Spyware), acquired by Microsoft (as Microsoft AntiSpyware, Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials), before shifting to building a few VC funded search Sortuv and mobile platforms Red Foundry. After GIANT’s acquisition by Microsoft, Newman has authored and hold multiple patents around cybersecurity.[1][2][3][4][5] Newman currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Reason Cybersecurity.
Biography[edit]
GIANT Company Software, Sortuv and Red Foundry[edit]
In 2000, Andrew Newman Co-founded, together with Ronald Franczyk,[6] GIANT Company Software — developer of internet security products, including GIANT Spam Inspector, GIANT Popup Inspector, and GIANT AntiSpyware.[7]
On December 16, 2004, GIANT was acquired by Microsoft Corporation and implemented its antispyware solution as the basis of its core technology, Windows Defender.[8]
Following the acquisition, Andrew Newman served as Microsoft’s Lead Security Program Manager for a total of three years and two months. During this time, he participated in the development of the first version of Microsoft Anti-Spyware and designed the company’s second-generation antimalware platform which would ultimately become Windows Defender. He led numerous research-related malware detection projects for internal and external consumption, before ending his tenure at Microsoft in December 2007.[9]
Over the course of the following four years, Newman worked at VC funded company, Sortuv,[10] focused on graph search. Sortuv later merged with Red Foundry,[citation needed] a mobile SDK.[11]
Reason Cybersecurity[edit]
Andrew Newman is the CEO of Reason Cybersecurity, a company he founded in 2012.[citation needed]
Reason Cybersecurity was established to protect consumers against existing and emerging digital security threats.[12]
Reason produces a portfolio of anti-malware and security solutions, including Reason Core Security engine and software development kit SDK, their flagship malware, adware and potentially unwanted programs PUPs solution. Reason's technology engine scans over one billion files in 180 countries each day.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Feedback-driven malware detector. Google Patents
- ↑ Application reputation service. Google Patents
- ↑ Efficient collection of data. Google Patents
- ↑ Automated Service for Blocking Malware Hosts. Google Patents
- ↑ Methods and systems for associative search. Google Patents
- ↑ Ronald Franczyk. Bloomberg
- ↑ Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company. Microsoft News. 2004
- ↑ Microsoft acquires anti-spyware firm Giant. IT News
- ↑ 10 bad habits cybersecurity professionals must break. TechRepublic
- ↑ Sortuva Company. Pitchbook
- ↑ Protecting blind spots — or, the search for security’s next big thing. SC Magazine
- ↑ The Cybersecurity Landscape Is Changing Constantly Due To IoT Amongst Other Factors. Information Security Buzz
- ↑ Interview with Andrew Newman, Founder and CEO at Reason Software Company. Us Weekly
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