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Slide Show: 20 Security Startups To Watch
Cloud security, mobile security, advanced behavioral detection, and a few other surprises mark this latest crop of newcomers
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer
February 1, 2014
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Shape Security
Founded:2011
What it does:Web security
VC backing:$6M Series A in April 2012, $20M Series B in January 2013
Noteworthy players:Shuman Ghosemajumder (VP of strategy)
Shape security hopes to reinvent Web security by inverting the concept of code polymorphism and using it against malware. The idea is to using polymorphism in real time on websites, so that sites are constantly rewriting their code while preserving Web app functionality, making them moving targets to thwart attackers, who count on their usual static nature to pick them apart at will.
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