HYAS is a company.
HYAS has raised $23.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at HYAS.
HYAS has raised $23.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
HYAS has raised $23.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
HYAS's investors include Brick & Mortar Ventures, S3 Ventures, Bart Swanson, Amara VC, Company Capital, Cyber Mentor Fund, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Indranil Guha, Streamlined Ventures, Susa Ventures, Tekton Ventures, Think + Ventures.
HYAS is a cybersecurity company specializing in SaaS solutions for proactive threat intelligence and network protection, empowering organizations to identify, investigate, and mitigate cyber threats like phishing, ransomware, malware, and fraud.[1][2][4] Its core products include HYAS Protect, a protective DNS solution that blocks malicious communications using authoritative knowledge of attacker infrastructure, and HYAS Insight, a threat investigation platform for hunting, forensics, and fraud detection that leverages domain-based intelligence, passive DNS, and geospatial analytics.[1][3][4] HYAS serves enterprises, public sector agencies, federal governments, healthcare providers, and consultancies, solving the problem of reactive security by enabling early detection and prevention of attacks on critical infrastructure, IoT devices, and citizens.[2][5] The company demonstrates strong growth through integrations like SentinelOne, partnerships with Carahsoft for public sector sales, and multiple awards, including nine from Cyber Defense Magazine for threat intelligence and DNS security.[1][6]
HYAS emerged as a leader in adversary infrastructure intelligence, focusing on mapping and monitoring threat actor networks to outpace evolving cyberattacks.[6] While specific founding details and founders are not detailed in available sources, the company has built a team with deep expertise, such as product leader Chris Needs, who drives platform strategy in intelligence management, security automation, incident response, and threat detection.[7] Early traction came from its unique niche in providing "infrastructure intelligence" on malicious domains, IPs, and C2 networks, which consultancies like MSP Global adopted for all-source intelligence models tailored to industries like banking and healthcare, enabling detection of fraud, DNS tunneling, and pre-weaponized threats.[3] Pivotal moments include global recognition through awards and deployments by high-profile users like SentinelOne for defense-in-depth security.[1][6]
HYAS stands out in the cybersecurity market through its focus on infrastructure intelligence—unrivaled visibility into attacker domains, IPs, C2 networks, and patterns—combined with easy-to-deploy, cloud-native SaaS tools that integrate into any security stack.[1][3][4]
HYAS rides the wave of zero-trust cybersecurity and rising nation-state threats, where traditional tools fail against sophisticated infrastructure used in ransomware, espionage, disinformation, and fraud.[2][5] Its timing aligns with federal mandates for resilient critical infrastructure protection, enabling public sector and enterprises to disrupt attacks early via unique intel on pre-weaponized domains and geospatial sourcing.[2][5] Market forces like escalating cyberattacks on utilities, healthcare, and IoT favor HYAS's proactive model, which strengthens national resilience and supports missions like human trafficking investigations.[5] By influencing ecosystems through integrations (e.g., SentinelOne) and partnerships (e.g., Carahsoft), HYAS elevates industry standards for operational cyber defense, shifting from reactive SOCs to predictive intelligence.[1][2]
HYAS is poised for expansion in public sector and enterprise markets, leveraging its award momentum and infrastructure expertise to capture share in the growing protective DNS and threat hunting segments.[6][8] Trends like AI-driven threats and geopolitical cyber risks will amplify demand for its predictive analytics, potentially driving new features in geospatial disruption and automated response.[5] Its influence may evolve toward dominating "adversary infrastructure mapping," powering consortiums for global threat sharing and setting benchmarks for resilient security stacks—reinforcing its role as the go-to for organizations staying ahead of cybercriminals.[6]
Key people at HYAS.
HYAS has raised $23.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $16.0M Series B in February 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2021 | $16.0M Series B | Brick & Mortar Ventures, S3 Ventures, Bart Swanson | |
| Sep 1, 2018 | $7.0M Series A | Amara VC, Company Capital, Cyber Mentor Fund, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Indranil Guha, Streamlined Ventures, Susa Ventures, Tekton Ventures, Think + Ventures, John Kobs, Maria Thomas, Roger Ehrenberg |
