ReliaQuest, LLC is an American cybersecurity technology company. As of 2022, they are the title sponsor of the ReliaQuest Bowl in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007[1] |
| Founders | Brian Murphy[1] |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, USA |
Number of employees | 800+[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editReliaQuest was founded in 2007 by CEO Brian Murphy[1] in Tampa, Florida.[2] In 2020, ReliaQuest raised $300 million in funding,[3] and in 2021 ReliaQuest's valuation grew to more than $1 billion.[2] In 2022, ReliaQuest acquired Digital Shadows for $160 million[1] and EclecticIQ in 2023 for an undisclosed amount.[4] It remains headquartered in Tampa[5] and has offices in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, London, Dublin and Pune.[6][7]
Technology
editThe company creates the technology-agnostic[8] cyber security platform GreyMatter,[9] built on an open XDR architecture.[5] The company holds 52 patents for technology including universal translation of various client data in order to create a common source for each evaluation.[2] The software is used by enterprise companies in the banking industry, airline industry, healthcare industry, and organizations[10] such as the Boston Celtics.[11]
Community outreach
editThe company is the title sponsor of the ReliaQuest Bowl in the NCAA.[12] According to Fortune magazine, Founder and CEO Brian Murphy said his decision to become the sponsor was to raise awareness of the importance of cybersecurity and of the opportunities within cybersecurity careers.[13] They also sponsor coding classes at the elementary school and university levels in the Florida education system;[14] which included coding boot camps focused on cybersecurity training.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Rundle, James (June 1, 2022). "ReliaQuest to Buy Digital Shadows for $160 Million". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ a b c "ReliaQuest, maker of open XDR platform, reaches $1B valuation with new funding". December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Tampa cybersecurity company ReliaQuest hits $1 billion 'unicorn' status". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ Singh, Vishal (19 May 2023). "Amsterdam's EclecticIQ sells its agent software and engineering assets to US-based ReliaQuest". Silicon Canals. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Water Street Tampa expands ReliaQuest HQ, adds Sparkman Wharf tenants". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ T. Grandon Gill. Cybersecurity Discussion Cases. Informing Science. p. 180. ISBN 9781681100371.
- ^ "ReliaQuest moving nearly 600 jobs — up to 200 of them new — to new Water Street corporate HQ". Business Observer. August 24, 2021.
- ^ Bradley, Tony. "Navigating The Evolving Landscape Of Cybersecurity". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "A Tampa cybersecurity startup surged to become a global company". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Level Up". Florida Trend.
- ^ "For highly driven cybersecurity CEO, mindset is everything". Business Observer. May 15, 2020.
- ^ "ReliaQuest 'very happy' with Tampa bowl sponsorship's marketing impact". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Move over Pop-Tarts and Duke's Mayonnaise, ReliaQuest's college football bowl game wants you to know the importance of cybersecurity". Fortune Education. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Coffey, Lauren (25 October 2021). "ReliaQuest completes its education puzzle with high school cybersecurity program". Tampa Bay Business Journal. bizjournals.com.
- ^ Adib Farhadi, Anthony Masys, Ronald P. Sanders (15 September 2022). The Great Power Competition Volume 3 - Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain · Volume 3. Springer. p. 308. ISBN 9783031045868.
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