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About
Technology entrepreneur and cybersecurity architect known for being the Founder and CTO of ReasonLabs and for cofounding GIANT Company Software, which became the foundation of Microsoft AntiSpyware and later Microsoft Defender after Microsoft acquired GIANT in December 2004. He also founded Sortuva and Red Foundry.
Before Fame
He founded GIANT Company Software in 2001. He sold the company to Microsoft in 2004. He then founded ReasonLabs in 2016 after a string of ventures and R&D efforts after selling GIANT Company Software.
Trivia
Microsoft's first AntiSpyware beta was built on GIANT's codebase, and Windows Defender traces its roots directly to that acquisition. RAV Endpoint Protection earned A+ in Virus Bulletin's VB100 in May 2024. His company ReasonLabs joined Microsoft's Active Protections Program in June 2023.
Family Life
He is from the United States.
Associated With
Bill Gates publicly championed Microsoft's AntiSpyware and Defender era that was built on GIANT's technology in 2005.
