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Amir Orad: Cyota invented risk-based authentication before acquisition by RSA

Amir Orad · The Benefits of Fast Business Intelligence // Amir Orad, Sisense (Hosted by FirstMark Capital) · Jan 25, 2016 · at 0:59

Amir Orad, CEO of Sisense, gives a quick background on his previous entrepreneurial ventures at Data Driven NYC.

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“So, the first one was Syota, which was, became part of RSA, invented what is known as risk-based authentication.”

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The claim, plainly

Amir Orad's first startup, Cyota, invented risk-based authentication before being acquired by RSA.

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Assessment

The claim is fully supported by public technology, patent, and acquisition records. Amir Orad co-founded Cyota in 1999 as his first startup. On September 12, 2003, Cyota filed U.S. Patent Application No. 10/938,848 titled 'System and method for risk based authentication' (issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,572,391 B2), listing Amir Orad along with Lior Golan and Naftali Bennett as co-inventors. On December 5, 2005, RSA Security announced its agreement to acquire Cyota for approximately $145 million, noting in its official announcement that Cyota's technology would allow RSA to be first-to-market with a risk-based authentication approach.

Cyota filed U.S. Patent Application No. 10/938,848 ('System and method for risk based authentication') on September 12, 2003, with Amir Orad named as a co-inventor.
U.S. Patent No. 8,572,391 B2 issued on October 29, 2013, assigned to Cyota Inc.
RSA Security announced its acquisition of Cyota Inc. for ~$145 million on December 5, 2005, citing Cyota's risk-based authentication technology.

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