{{Short description|American company providing security services}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox company | name = Awareness Technologies, Inc. | logo = Awareness Technologies logo 2026.jpg | type = Private Company | foundation = 2002<ref name="Inc">{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/awareness-technologies|title=Awareness Technologies Inc.com Company Profile|work=Inc.com|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref> | location = Westport, Connecticut, USA | key_people = Elizabeth Harz (CEO)<br/> Mike Osborn (Co-Founder)<br/> Ron Penna (Co-Founder) | num_employees = 32<ref name="Inc" /> | industry = Software | products = Computer and Mobile Device activity monitoring software. | homepage = [http://www.awarenesstech.com/ www.awarenesstech.com] }}
'''Awareness Technologies''' is a Westport, Connecticut-based American technology company founded in 2002. The company provides security, monitoring, forensic, data loss prevention, productivity and analytics solutions for home, office, and enterprise.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harwell |first=Drew |date=April 30, 2020 |title=Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/30/work-from-home-surveillance/ |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
== History ==
The company was founded in 2002 in Los Angeles, California by Mike Osborn and Ron Penna.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uranga |first=Rachel |date=2019-08-30 |title=Snack Brand Gobbled Up |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/snack-brand-gobbled/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Los Angeles Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Originally, the company developed technology that monitored electronic transmissions for uses of counter-terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohan|first=Peter|title=Awareness Technologies Spies on Workers, Teens|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2011/11/01/awareness-technologies-spies-on-workers-teens/|work=Forbes.com|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2010, a group headed by Brad Miller (former CEO of {{Proper name|Perimeter eSecurity}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Gordon Eubanks Joins Perimeter E-Security's Board of Directors |url=https://www.silversky.com/news-and-events/press-releases/gordon-eubanks-joins-perimeter-e-securitys-board-directors |accessdate=April 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423010739/https://www.silversky.com/news-and-events/press-releases/gordon-eubanks-joins-perimeter-e-securitys-board-directors |archivedate=April 23, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref>) and First New England Capital invested $6.5 million.<ref>{{cite web | title = Awareness Technologies Raises $6.5 Million For Threat Management Software | url = https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/01/awareness-technologies-raises-6-5-million-for-threat-management-software/ | work=Techcrunch.com | date = June 2010 | accessdate = April 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2012, the company headquarters was relocated from Marina del Rey, California to Westport, Connecticut.
In 2016, the company acquired a mobile parental control and screen time management firm Screen Time Labs, based in Bristol, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awareness Technologies Acquires Screen Time Labs|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/awareness_technologies_acquires_screen_time_labs/prweb13833828.htm|access-date=2022-02-25|website=PRWeb}}</ref>
On June 12, 2019, Awareness Technologies acquired Veriato, formerly SpectorSoft, a technology company which established the insider risk industry in the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2019 |title=Akerman Represents Veriato, Inc. In its Sale to Awareness Technologies |url=https://www.akerman.com/en/firm/newsroom/akerman-represented-veriato-inc-in-its-sale-to-awareness-technologies.html |website=Akerman}}</ref>{{Non primary source needed|date=January 2026}}
On December 20, 2020, TZP Group acquired Awareness Technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=TZP Group Acquires Awareness Technologies |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tzp-group-acquires-awareness-technologies-301187034.html |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>{{Non primary source needed|date=January 2026}} In conjunction with the acquisition, ATI announced the appointment of Elizabeth Harz as the company's new CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elizabeth Harz {{!}} Built In |url=https://builtin.com/authors/elizabeth-harz |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=builtin.com}}</ref>
== Brands ==
* Veriato – employee monitoring and insider risk detection for enterprise organizations.
* InterGuard – cloud-hosted employee productivity management solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Here are all the ways your boss can legally monitor you |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/here-are-all-the-ways-your-boss-can-legally-monitor-you/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ScreenTime – screen time management tools for parents<ref name=":1" />
* WebWatcher – parental monitoring tools.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Kevin |date=2016-11-10 |title=Westport’s Awareness Technologies acquires controlling interest in British software firm |url=https://westfaironline.com/fairfield/westports-awareness-technologies-acquires-controlling-interest-in-british-software-firm/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=Westfair Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Awards and distinctions== WebWatcher received the ''PC Magazine'' editors' choice award in a 2011 review of Parental Control & Monitoring software.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubenking |first=Neil |title=WebWatcher Review & Rating |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385748,00.asp |work=pcmag.com |accessdate=April 19, 2014}}</ref> Also, About.com readers named WebWatcher as the "Best Internet Safety Tool" as part of its 2011 Readers' Choice Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=WebWatcher Named 'Best Internet Safety Tool' by About.com Readers |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/2016678/webwatcher_named_best_internet_safety_tool_by_aboutcom_readers/ |accessdate=April 19, 2014}}</ref>
ScreenTime Parental Control received the 2019 National Parenting Product Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Screen Time Parental Control |url=https://www.nappaawards.com/product/screen-time-parental-control/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=NAPPA Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
Veriato won seven 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, including Best Cybersecurity Company and Best Insider Threat Solution for its Cerebral Insider Threat Intelligence Platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Names Veriato Best Cybersecurity Company with Best Insider Threat Solution - Among Seven Total Awards |url=https://www.ciodive.com/press-release/20190404-2019-cybersecurity-excellence-awards-names-veriato-best-cybersecurity-compa/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=CIO Dive |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022, Veriato Cerebral received the PCMag Editor’s Choice Award as the best employee monitoring software for complex threat detection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Employee Monitoring Software for 2022 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-employee-monitoring-software |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=PCMAG |language=en}}</ref>
== Users ==
Awareness Technologies products under the InterGuard software suite are used by technology companies, financial services, health care organizations and other industries.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news | title = 'Working From Home' Without Slacking Off |newspaper = Wall Street Journal|date = July 11, 2012| url = https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303684004577508953483021234?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303684004577508953483021234.html | accessdate = April 21, 2014|last1 = Shellenbarger|first1 = Sue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-03-27 |title=Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-27/bosses-panic-buy-spy-software-to-keep-tabs-on-remote-workers |access-date=2022-08-09}}</ref> InterGuard gives administrators the ability to monitor activities of remote employees who work off of the corporate domain.<ref name="WSJ" />
== References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.awarenesstech.com/ Official website] * [https://www.tzpgroup.com/portfolio/awareness-technologies TZP Group]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Awareness Technologies}} Category:Software companies based in Connecticut Category:Computer security software companies Category:Cloud computing providers Category:Software companies of the United States