# IID

> IID, formerly Internet Identity, was a Tacoma cybersecurity company that combined anti-phishing and mitigation services with ActiveTrust, a subscription platform for exchanging and operationalizing vetted cyberthreat intelligence. Infoblox acquired it in February 2016 for an announced $45 million in cash; its technology and analysts became part of Infoblox’s security business.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Tacoma, United States
- **Founders:** Lars Harvey (Co-founder and CEO), Rod Rasmussen (Co-founder, President and CTO)
- **Products:** ActiveTrust, ActiveTrust Data, Dossier, Anti-phishing and mitigation services, DNS and Internet infrastructure security
- **Notable:** Became a confirmed-phishing-data partner for Microsoft in 2005., Raised USD 8 million in first institutional funding in 2013., Launched ActiveTrust generally in February 2014.

## Products & services

- **ActiveTrust** — SaaS threat intelligence management and controlled sharing platform. General availability announced February 11, 2014, following a limited rollout in 2013. Combined an intelligence exchange, integration data layer and collaboration network.
- **ActiveTrust Data** — Curated machine-readable threat feeds covering malicious IP addresses, URLs, hostnames and domains; accessible through a portal and API.
- **Dossier** — Threat investigation feature that aggregates contextual information from multiple sources; retained by Infoblox after the acquisition.
- **Anti-phishing and mitigation services** — Detection and coordinated deactivation of fraudulent sites, with malware mitigation and takedown capabilities. Infoblox planned to include mitigation and takedown in a premium intelligence package.
- **DNS and Internet infrastructure security** — Monitoring, diagnosis and mitigation of DNS and related infrastructure threats; historical offerings also covered BGP and resolver security.

## Achievements

- Became a confirmed-phishing-data partner for Microsoft in 2005.
- Raised USD 8 million in first institutional funding in 2013.
- Launched ActiveTrust generally in February 2014.
- Named in Gartner’s 2014 Cool Vendors in Security Intelligence report, according to Infoblox.
- Acquired by Infoblox on February 8, 2016 for an announced USD 45 million in cash, subject to adjustments.
- Infoblox describes IID technology as building blocks for its Threat Defense offering.

## Latest updates

- **2016-02** — Infoblox completed the acquisition; IID became a wholly owned subsidiary.
- **2016-07** — Centripetal announced the incorporation of Infoblox ActiveTrust intelligence into RuleGate.
- **2017-04** — Tacoma’s economic development board described expansion of the former IID operation and continuing university recruitment.

## Links

- Website: http://www.internetidentity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/internet-identity/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iidactivetrust
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/IID/342311525888877

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