History

Wombat Security Technologies was founded in June 2008 by Drs. Lorrie Cranor, Jason Hong and Norman Sadeh, all faculty members at the School of Computer Science at the world-renowned Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The founders were all involved in the largest national research project on combating phishing attacks, which was funded by the US Army and National Science Foundation. The founders were inspired by the strong results from the study and embarked on a plan to expand on the success of the research, commercialize the technology, and develop a comprehensive suite of cyber security training software and filtering technologies, thus creating Wombat Security Technologies, Inc.

Our Company

Today, Wombat Security Technologies is a leading provider of cyber security training and filtering solutions. Its software-based training solutions are designed to be engaging and effective, and have been scientifically proven to be more effective than traditional training. Wombat’s anti-phishing filtering solutions have been shown to catch significantly more phishing attacks than other filters. Wombat’s products are used in sectors as diverse as finance, government, telecom, health care, retail, education, transportation and utilities.