Pwnie Express provides threat detection of the billions of wireless and wired devices in and around your workplace. By automating wireless and wired device detection, Pwnie solutions continuously detect the devices on or around your network that are open pathways for attackers. Pwnie arms your security team to win the BYOD battle with the ability to detect and fingerprint any device, from phone to thermostat, in order to prioritize your security response, reduce alert fatigue, and provide situational intelligence.
Guided by CEO Paul Paget and CTO Dave Porcello, Pwnie Express has enabled organizations to get the answers they need in a timely and effective manner. From the original Pwn Plug to today's Pwn Pulse solution, we do it to arm your security team. Our customers are using the industry’s only solution to detect and fingerprint any device, from phone to thermostat. We partner with our users so that they not only see all the things, but also have the correct intel to prioritize security response, reduce alert fatigue, address all vulnerabilities, enforce BYOD policy and accelerate incident response.
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Pwnie Express was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, US
Pwnie Express Office Locations
Pwnie Express has offices in Boston and Burlington
Boston, US (HQ)
268 Summer St
Burlington, US
323 47 Maple St
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Founding Date | 2010 |
Total Funding | $23.1 m |
Latest funding size | $12.9 m |
Time since last funding | over 1 year |
Investors | .406 Ventures, Fairhaven Capital Partners, Vermont Seed Capital Fund, MassMutual Ventures, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, Ascent Venture Partners |
Pwnie Express's latest funding round in May 2016 was reported to be $12.9 m. In total, Pwnie Express has raised $23.1 m
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August 17, 2017
Can the security community grow up?
As the times change, the security community needs to adapt. We live in an imperfect world, as Alex Stamos, Chief Information Security Officer of Facebook pointed out in his recent BlackHat 2017 keynote address. Instead of trying to punish each other, hackers and innovators need to work closely to e…
January 18, 2017
Where Insurers and Reinsurers Invested in Tech Startups in 2016
In 2012, insurers or reinsurers completed just one strategic investment to a private tech company. In 2016, they completed 100, according to CB Insights data. The growth in strategic private tech investment by (re)insurers comes as the number of insurance-related … Continued
December 06, 2016
No Entry: 70+ Startups Securing IoT, Cars, And Critical Infrastructure In One Market Map
As internet-connected hardware proliferates, there’s been a corresponding rise in cyber security threats, with malicious hackers using these new digital entry points to infiltrate and disrupt systems. In turn, startups focused on securing the Internet of Things (IoT) and the … Continued
September 03, 2016
'Mr. Robot' uses a Pwn Phone, the work of one Boston-based startup
Mr. Robot didn't have to imagine a new device for last week's episode.
The phone used to tap into a certain Dark Army's conversation is a product from Pwnie Express, a Boston-based startup focused on device threat detection.
For Pwnie Express, the device called the Pwn Phone allows anyone to te…
August 29, 2016
From IIoT Security To Quantum Encryption: 105 Cybersecurity Startups In A Market Map
Cybersecurity funding activity has seen dramatic growth over the last four and a half years, peaking in 2015 before leveling off slightly in the first half of this year, amid investor worries that the space is over-funded. We used CB Insights data to … Continued