Human Security (formerly White Ops), a New York-based company safeguarding enterprises from digital attacks, acquired clean.io, a Baltimore, MD-based provider of protection against malvertising and e-commerce fraud.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
With the acquisition, Human Security will make malvertising costly for bad actors and enhance protection across the media ecosystem.
Led by CEO Geoff Stupay, clean.io is a digital engagement security platform that provides businesses with the tools they need to protect their user experiences and brands by controlling the third-party code that executes on their websites. From helping some online publishers to prevent malvertising, to giving e-commerce merchants the ability to block the injection of unwanted discount codes at checkout, the company’s mission is to ensure that brands truly own and control their most valuable digital assets.
Led by CEO Tamer Hassan, Human is a cybersecurity company that safeguards 1,000+ brands from digital attacks including bots, fraud and account abuse. The company leverages modern defense to increase the cost to cybercriminals while simultaneously reducing the cost of collective defense. Human verifies the humanity of more than 20 trillion digital interactions per week across advertising, marketing, e-commerce, government, education and enterprise security.
The acquisition is the third strategic market move Human has made this year, beginning with the announcement of a $100m growth funding round led by WestCap and NightDragon followed by the merger with PerimeterX, which included a $100m debt facility from Blackstone Credit.
FinSMEs
07/11/2022