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{{Short description|Cyber security company}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = sqrrl
| name = Sqrrl
| logo = [[Image:Sqrrldatainc.png|200px]]
| logo = Sqrrldatainc.png
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Private
| type = Subsidiary
| genre = Software Development
| founded = 2012
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| location = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| industry = Cybersecurity, Network security
| area_served = Worldwide
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| location = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| products = sqrrl enterprise
| parent = [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.sqrrl.com/}}
| homepage = {{Website defunct|https://www.sqrrl.com}}
}}
}}
'''sqrrl data, Inc.''' is a [[Boston]]-based enterprise software company which provides [[Apache Accumulo]]-based products. It contributes to Accumulo and related Apache projects. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/20/sqrrl-raises-2-million-for-secure-scalable-big-data-technology-originally-developed-at-nsa/|title=Sqrrl Raises $2 Million For Secure, Scalable Big Data Technology Originally Developed At NSA|last=Williams |first=Alex|date=20 August 2012|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
'''Sqrrl Data, Inc.''' is an American company founded in 2012 that markets software for [[big data]] analytics and [[cyber security]]. The company has roots in the [[United States Intelligence Community]] and [[National Security Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/01/born-in-the-nsa-former-spies-are-starting-companies-all-over/|title=Born in the NSA, former spies are starting companies of their own|date=May 2014 |publisher=Venturebeat}}</ref> Sqrrl was involved in the creation of, and actively contributes to [[Apache Accumulo]] and other related Apache projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/20/sqrrl-raises-2-million-for-secure-scalable-big-data-technology-originally-developed-at-nsa/|title=Sqrrl Raises $2 Million For Secure, Scalable Big Data Technology Originally Developed At NSA|last=Williams |first=Alex|date=20 August 2012|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> Sqrrl’s primary product is its threat hunting platform, designed for active detection of [[advanced persistent threat]]s.


In January 2018, Sqrrl was acquired by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].
[[Apache Accumulo]] is based on [[Google]]’s [[BigTable]] design and built atop [[Apache Hadoop]]. Other [[open-source]] projects incorporating some elements of BigTable include [[Apache Cassandra|Cassandra]] and [[HBase]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://wikibon.org/blog/breaking-analysis-accumulo-why-the-world-needs-another-nosql-database/|title=Accumulo: Why The World Needs Another NoSQL Database|last=Kelly |first=Jeff|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Wikibon|accessdate=15 October 2012}}</ref>


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== History==
The sqrrl technology is promised to provide a secure, scalable and easily adaptable way for companies to manage [[big data]].
Most of Sqrrl’s founders previously worked for the National Security Agency; CEO and Co-Founder Oren Falkowitz, formerly of the [[United States Cyber Command]] and Co-Founder Ely Kahn, former director of US cybersecurity policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/topic/bi/sqrrl-wants-to-make-database-technology-extra-secure/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201225921/http://slashdot.org/topic/bi/sqrrl-wants-to-make-database-technology-extra-secure/|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2012|title=Sqrrl Wants to Make Database Technology Extra Secure|last=Kolakowski|first=Nick|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Slashdot|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Management - Sqrrl |language=en-US |work=Sqrrl |url=https://sqrrl.com/company/team/management/ |access-date=2017-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624081628/https://sqrrl.com/company/team/management/ |archive-date=2017-06-24}}</ref> Sqrrl's platform relies on the open-source [[Apache Accumulo]] technology. Accumulo began development in 2008 and went open source in 2011; Sqrrl was founded in the summer of 2012 to use Accumulo for cybersecurity.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Company Overview - Sqrrl |language=en-US |work=Sqrrl |url=https://sqrrl.com/company/overview/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045710/https://sqrrl.com/company/overview/ |archive-date=2017-03-07}}</ref> Sqrrl was founded in [[Washington, D.C.]], but quickly moved to [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cctvcambridge.org/sqrrl|title=Meet Sqrrl: The Company Commercializing the NSA's Surveillance Software|work=Cambridge Community Television|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref>


In August 2012, Sqrrl announced a $2 million seed round led by [[Accomplice (company)|Accomplice]] (formerly Atlas Venture) and [[Matrix Partners]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2012/08/new_database_startup_sqrrl_rai.html|title=New database startup Sqrrl raises $2 million, relocates from D.C. to Cambridge|last=Kirsner|first=Scott|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Boston Globe|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref>


In October 2013, Sqrrl received $5.2 million in funding led by Accomplice and Matrix Partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/21/sqrrl-raises-2-5m-to-provide-deeper-granularity-for-nsa-born-database-technology/|title=Sqrrl Raises $5.2M To Provide Deeper Granularity For NSA-Born Database Technology|last=Perez|first=Sarah|date=21 October 2013|publisher=Techcrunch}}</ref>
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== History==
Most of its founding staff worked at the [[National Security Agency]]; "because after you’ve created data-analysis tools for top-secret intelligence work, what’s the next logical life-step but to start a small company with a cute cartoon squirrel for a logo" A few on the team also helped develop the [[Apache Accumulo]] project. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/topic/bi/sqrrl-wants-to-make-database-technology-extra-secure/|title=Sqrrl Wants to Make Database Technology Extra Secure|last=Kolakowski |first=Nick|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Slashdot|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>


In February 2015, Sqrrl raised another $7.1 million funding for its [[linked data]] analysis toolkit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2015/02/18/nsa-linked-sqrrl-eyes-cyber-security-and-lands-7m-in-funding/|title=NSA-linked Sqrrl eyes cyber security and lands $7M in funding|last=Vanain|first=Jonathan|date=18 February 2015|publisher=GigaOm}}</ref>
In August 2012, sqrrl announced a $2 million seed round led by [[Atlas Venture]] and [[Matrix Partners]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2012/08/new_database_startup_sqrrl_rai.html|title=New database startup Sqrrl raises $2 million, relocates from D.C. to Cambridge|last=Kirsner |first=Scott|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref> <ref> {{cite web|url=http://betakit.com/2012/08/20/sqrrl-closes-2m-in-funding-moves-to-cambridge-to-grow-big-data-solution|title=sqrrl Closes $2M in Funding, Moves to Cambridge to Grow Big Data Solution|last=Etherington |first=Darrell|date=20 August 2012|publisher=BetaKit|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref> <ref> {{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/data/big-data-startup-with-nsa-roots-nets-2m/|title=Big Data Startup with NSA Roots Nets $2M|last=Darrow |first=Barb|date=20 August 2012|publisher=BetaKit|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>


On January 24, 2018, it was reported that Sqrrl had been acquired by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and would become a part of [[Amazon Web Services]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/aws-beefs-up-threat-detection-with-sqrrl-acquisition/|title=AWS beefs up threat detection with Sqrrl acquisition|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=January 24, 2018|website=TechCrunch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212084158/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/aws-beefs-up-threat-detection-with-sqrrl-acquisition/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref>
== Product ==
sqrrl's flagship product is '''sqrrl enterprise''' which leverages Apache Accumulo and includes the following features:


== Threat hunting platform ==
* Batch and Streaming Data Ingest
[[File:Sqrrl Behavior Graph.png|thumb|380x380px|An example of Sqrrl's visual behavior graph, displaying user and entity activity on a network.]]
** JSON support
Sqrrl’s main product is a visual [[cyber threat hunting]] platform which combines technology such as link analysis and [[user behavior analytics]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) - Sqrrl |language=en-US |work=Sqrrl |url=https://sqrrl.com/product/user-and-entity-behavior-analytics-ueba/ |access-date=2017-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045900/https://sqrrl.com/product/user-and-entity-behavior-analytics-ueba/ |archive-date=2017-03-07}}</ref> User, entity, asset, and event data are combined into a behavior graph which users navigate to respond to security incidents as well as search for undetected threats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/3150254/security/review-threat-hunting-turns-the-tables-on-attackers.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050832/http://www.networkworld.com/article/3150254/security/review-threat-hunting-turns-the-tables-on-attackers.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2016|title=Review: Threat hunting turns the tables on attackers|last=Breeden|first=John|work=Network World|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref> Sqrrl integrates into [[SIEM|Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)]] systems, such as [[IBM]]'s QRadar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/groups/service/html/communityoverview?communityUuid=ffc82c11-552c-45a0-9f6b-3c75b5479033&cm_mc_uid=56833666069114888248992&cm_mc_sid_50200000=1488824899|title=Sqrrl|date=2009-10-20|website=www.ibm.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> The platform also integrates [[machine learning]] and risk-scoring.
** Graph format
* Security
** Seamless integration with Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, such as Active Directory, LDAP, and PKI
** Encryption of data-at-rest and data-in-motion
** Auditing and compliance capabilities
* Real-Time Analytics
** SQL
** Full-text search
** Graph analysis


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Sqrrl was mentioned in cyber security industry marketing,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Awards - Sqrrl |language=en-US |work=Sqrrl |url=https://sqrrl.com/company/awards/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307203948/https://sqrrl.com/company/awards/ |archive-date=2017-03-07}}</ref> such as [[SC Magazine|SC Mag]]’s Top Innovator award in 2015 and 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Sqrrl+is+Recognized+as+a+Security+&quot;Industry+Innovator&quot;+by+SC+Magazine/11168711.html|title=Sqrrl is Recognized as a Security &quot;Industry Innovator&quot; by SC Magazine|work=StreetInsider.com|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/11/905068/0/en/SC-Magazine-Selects-Sqrrl-as-Top-Innovator-in-Next-Gen-Security-Analytics.html|title=SC Magazine Selects Sqrrl as Top Innovator in Next-Gen Security Analytics|last=Sqrrl|work=GlobeNewswire News Room|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> and a 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Award in a new "Threat Hunting" category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/candidates/sqrrl-threat-hunting-platform/|title=Sqrrl Threat Hunting Platform - Cybersecurity Excellence Awards|website=cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com|date=17 November 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref>
* In August 2013, CRN named sqrrl among the "The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2013".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/components-peripherals/240159701/the-25-coolest-emerging-vendors-for-2013.htm?pgno=22|title=The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2013|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>

==Partners==

Selected sqrrl partners include:

*[[Hortonworks]]<ref>[http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/10/03/sqrrl-and-hortonworks-partner-for-a-more-secure-hadoop sqrrl Cozies Up to Big Data Elephants Hortonworks and MapR],
siliconANGLE , 2013-10-03</ref>
*[[MapR]]<ref>[http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/10/03/sqrrl-and-hortonworks-partner-for-a-more-secure-hadoop sqrrl Cozies Up to Big Data Elephants Hortonworks and MapR],
siliconANGLE , 2013-10-03</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Apache Software Foundation]]
* [[Apache Software Foundation]]
* [[Big data]]
* [[Big data]]
* [[BigTable]]
* [[Bigtable]]
* [[Hadoop]]
* [[Cyber threat hunting]]
* [[MapReduce]]
* [[MapReduce]]
* [[Online database]]
* [[Real-time database]]
* [[Real time database]]
* [[User behavior analytics]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sqrrl.com Official web site]
* [https://www.sqrrl.com Official web site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rtz_aRl_uo Video on cell level security]
* [http://www.threathunting.net/ The Threat Hunting Project]
* [http://www.crunchbase.com/company/sqrrl Crunchbase Company Profile]


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Latest revision as of 05:11, 26 July 2024

Sqrrl
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCybersecurity, Network security
Founded2012
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
ParentAmazon
Websitehttps://www.sqrrl.com (defunct)

Sqrrl Data, Inc. is an American company founded in 2012 that markets software for big data analytics and cyber security. The company has roots in the United States Intelligence Community and National Security Agency.[1] Sqrrl was involved in the creation of, and actively contributes to Apache Accumulo and other related Apache projects.[2] Sqrrl’s primary product is its threat hunting platform, designed for active detection of advanced persistent threats.

In January 2018, Sqrrl was acquired by Amazon.

History

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Most of Sqrrl’s founders previously worked for the National Security Agency; CEO and Co-Founder Oren Falkowitz, formerly of the United States Cyber Command and Co-Founder Ely Kahn, former director of US cybersecurity policy.[3][4] Sqrrl's platform relies on the open-source Apache Accumulo technology. Accumulo began development in 2008 and went open source in 2011; Sqrrl was founded in the summer of 2012 to use Accumulo for cybersecurity.[5] Sqrrl was founded in Washington, D.C., but quickly moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]

In August 2012, Sqrrl announced a $2 million seed round led by Accomplice (formerly Atlas Venture) and Matrix Partners.[7]

In October 2013, Sqrrl received $5.2 million in funding led by Accomplice and Matrix Partners.[8]

In February 2015, Sqrrl raised another $7.1 million funding for its linked data analysis toolkit.[9]

On January 24, 2018, it was reported that Sqrrl had been acquired by Amazon and would become a part of Amazon Web Services.[10]

Threat hunting platform

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An example of Sqrrl's visual behavior graph, displaying user and entity activity on a network.

Sqrrl’s main product is a visual cyber threat hunting platform which combines technology such as link analysis and user behavior analytics.[11] User, entity, asset, and event data are combined into a behavior graph which users navigate to respond to security incidents as well as search for undetected threats.[12] Sqrrl integrates into Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, such as IBM's QRadar.[13] The platform also integrates machine learning and risk-scoring.

Awards

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Sqrrl was mentioned in cyber security industry marketing,[14] such as SC Mag’s Top Innovator award in 2015 and 2016[15][16] and a 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Award in a new "Threat Hunting" category.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Born in the NSA, former spies are starting companies of their own". Venturebeat. May 2014.
  2. ^ Williams, Alex (20 August 2012). "Sqrrl Raises $2 Million For Secure, Scalable Big Data Technology Originally Developed At NSA". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ Kolakowski, Nick (20 August 2012). "Sqrrl Wants to Make Database Technology Extra Secure". Slashdot. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Management - Sqrrl". Sqrrl. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. ^ "Company Overview - Sqrrl". Sqrrl. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  6. ^ "Meet Sqrrl: The Company Commercializing the NSA's Surveillance Software". Cambridge Community Television. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  7. ^ Kirsner, Scott (20 August 2012). "New database startup Sqrrl raises $2 million, relocates from D.C. to Cambridge". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  8. ^ Perez, Sarah (21 October 2013). "Sqrrl Raises $5.2M To Provide Deeper Granularity For NSA-Born Database Technology". Techcrunch.
  9. ^ Vanain, Jonathan (18 February 2015). "NSA-linked Sqrrl eyes cyber security and lands $7M in funding". GigaOm.
  10. ^ Miller, Ron (January 24, 2018). "AWS beefs up threat detection with Sqrrl acquisition". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) - Sqrrl". Sqrrl. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  12. ^ Breeden, John. "Review: Threat hunting turns the tables on attackers". Network World. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  13. ^ "Sqrrl". www.ibm.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  14. ^ "Awards - Sqrrl". Sqrrl. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  15. ^ "Sqrrl is Recognized as a Security "Industry Innovator" by SC Magazine". StreetInsider.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  16. ^ Sqrrl. "SC Magazine Selects Sqrrl as Top Innovator in Next-Gen Security Analytics". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  17. ^ "Sqrrl Threat Hunting Platform - Cybersecurity Excellence Awards". cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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