Damballa

Damballa is a computer security company focused on advanced cyber threats such as modern malware, advanced persistent threats (APT) and targeted attacks.Damballa was founded in Atlanta, Georgia by Merrick Furst, an associate dean in the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) College of Computing; he was joined by two Georgia Tech colleagues, Wenke Lee, and David Dagon. It is named after Damballa, a Vodou snake god that protects against zombies, with the implication that Damballa protects against “zombie” computers operating as part of botnets. Two venture capital firms, Sigma Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners, and angel investors Imlay Investments, provided it with a combined US$2.5 million in Series A(initial) funding. Furst chose Steve Linowes as CEO soon after founding, with assistance from Imlay Investments. According to its site, Damballa now seeks primarily ISP and corporate clients. They also have had at least one federal agency as a customer. Damballa says they have government customers because of infrastructure security concerns. In August 2007, Damballa secured $US 6 million in Series B funding .