Perception Point
By PERCEPTION POINT
Perception Point is a cybersecurity company that provides advanced threat prevention solutions for the modern digital workspace. The company combines AI-powered technology with human expertise to protect organizations against sophisticated cyber threats across multiple attack vectors, including email, web browsers, and cloud collaboration apps.
Perception Point was founded in 2015 by three innovators who previously served in elite cyber units of the Israeli Intelligence Corps. The founders initially developed and patented technology focused on detecting zero-day and N-day threats, which became the foundation for the company's advanced threat prevention platform.Since its founding, Perception Point has experienced rapid growth:
In 2020, the company tripled its recurring revenue and expanded its customer portfolio across multiple industries.
By 2021, Perception Point had doubled its number of Fortune 500 customers.
Perception Point has raised significant funding to fuel its growth:
In April 2021, the company announced a $28 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $48 million at that time.
Perception Point's core product is an AI-powered threat prevention platform that protects against content-based attacks across multiple channels:
Advanced Email Security
Advanced Browser Security
Protection for cloud collaboration apps and storage platforms
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities
Key features include:
AI and machine learning-based detection engines
Dynamic scanning of 100% of content
Multi-layered architecture to block various threat types
Cloud-native deployment with easy integration
In March 2022, Perception Point acquired Hysolate, a web isolation platform company. This acquisition allowed Perception Point to add web security capabilities to its product suite and expand its total addressable market by an estimated $7 billion.
Perception Point continuously enhances its offerings with new capabilities:
In 2023, the company added new DLP features to its Advanced Browser Security solution, including clipboard, printing, downloads, uploads, watermark, and screen blur controls.
The company introduced GenAI-related security features to counter AI-based phishing attacks.
Perception Point serves a diverse customer base:
The company works with organizations across various industries, including finance, healthcare, technology, retail, and government sectors.
Its solutions are used by Fortune 500 enterprises as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
In 2023, Perception Point secured a significant four-year contract with a government health organization covering 200,000 seats.
The company has also developed a network of global resellers and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to expand its reach.
