| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information security |
| Founded | 2013; 12 years ago (2013) |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Products | Area 1 Horizon |
| Parent | Cloudflare  |
| Website | www |
Area 1 Security, Inc. was an American cybersecurity company based inRedwood City, California[1] which merged intoCloudflare in February 2022.[2]
Area 1 was incorporated in 2013 by Oren Falkowitz, Blake Darché, and Phil Syme, previously employees of the U.S.National Security Agency.[3] The company received venture capital financing led byKleiner Perkins.[4]
In December 2018, Area 1 identified aChinese government cyber campaign targeting more than 100 intergovernmental organizations, ministries of foreign affairs, ministries of finance, trade unions, and think tanks, which included breach of the European Union diplomatic communications network.[5]
In 2019, theFederal Election Commission ruled in AO 2019-12 that Area 1 could "offer its services to federal candidates and political committees at the same 'low or no cost' tier that it offers to all qualified customers without making an impermissible in-kind contribution".[6]
In January 2020, Area 1 revealed aRussian government phishing campaign targetingBurisma Holdings and its subsidiaries.[7]
In February 2022,Cloudflare announced plan to acquire Area 1 for $162 million in a cash and stock deal.[8]
Area 1 Horizon is acloud-based service intended to mitigatephishing,ransomware,malware, watering holes,malvertising, and othersocial engineering threats, across email, web, and network, at the edge or in the cloud.[9] The service is based on "a network of sensors on web servers around the globe, many known to be used by state-sponsored hackers."[10]