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Human Security

Human Security stops bots and fraud across digital interactions for enterprises.

Private Equity $300M total Founded 2012 New York, New York

Human Security provides AI-powered bot management and fraud detection software that protects digital interactions across websites, apps, and APIs. The platform verifies over 20 trillion digital interactions weekly for 500+ global brands, detecting everything from basic scripts to sophisticated botnets and transaction fraud. Human Security differentiates itself through advanced behavioral analysis and multi-method detection that blocks fraudulent actors while enabling legitimate traffic and trusted AI agents to move freely.

Problem solved

Enterprises lose revenue and customer trust to sophisticated bot attacks, automated fraud, and credential stuffing while struggling to distinguish legitimate traffic from malicious actors.

Target customer

Enterprise brands and digital platforms (e-commerce, financial services, ad tech, streaming) with high transaction volumes vulnerable to bot attacks, credential stuffing, and transaction fraud.

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Founders

Tamer Hassan

Executive Chairman

Former CEO and founder of Compel Data Technologies; decorated U.S. Air Force Combat Search and Rescue pilot with combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Stu Solomon

CEO

Former President at Recorded Future; executive roles at Optiv and iSIGHT Partners (acquired by FireEye); U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and senior officer in Delaware Air National Guard.

Michael Tiffany

Co-Founder

Co-founder of Human Security.

Dan Kaminsky

Co-Founder

Co-founder of Human Security.

Ash Kalb

Co-Founder

Co-founder of Human Security.

Funding history

Series Unknown $100M January 2022 Led by Unknown · Unknown

Growth Funding $50M+ October 2024 Led by WestCap · Goldman Sachs Asset Management, ClearSky Security, NightDragon Security, Vertex Venture Holdings

Total raised: $300M

Industries

Cyber Security Internet Security Software

Notable customers

LinkedIn, Roku, Google, 1,200+ customers across 500+ global brands

Integrations

LinkedIn, Roku, Google

Website

humansecurity.com/

Competitors

Netacea

Provides behavior-based bot management with threat protection but lacks the comprehensive fraud detection and multi-trillion interaction verification scale of Human Security.

Kasada

Focuses on web and API protection with bot prediction but does not offer the transaction fraud detection capabilities of Human Security.

Confiant

Specializes in ad security and privacy monitoring rather than comprehensive bot management and fraud detection across all digital interactions.

Cloudflare

Broader infrastructure and security platform with bot management components, but Human Security is more specialized and focused on bot and fraud detection.

Fastly

Content delivery and edge computing platform with some bot management features, but not specialized in fraud detection like Human Security.

Imperva

Broader web application firewall and DDoS protection platform with bot components, less specialized in fraud detection than Human Security.

Why this matters: Human Security has achieved impressive scale (20+ trillion interactions verified weekly) and $300M in total funding while maintaining profitability at $15M ARR as of December 2023. The company's recent leadership transition to Stu Solomon (from Recorded Future) and recognition as a Forrester Leader in Bot Management positions it as a mature, specialized security provider addressing high-value fraud and bot problems for enterprise customers.

Best for: Enterprise brands and digital platforms handling millions of transactions daily that need to detect and block sophisticated bots and fraud while maintaining legitimate user access.

Use cases

Detecting Connected TV Botnets

Human Security identified and helped take down PARETO, the most sophisticated Connected TV botnet ever found, in cooperation with Roku and Google. This demonstrates the platform's ability to detect advanced coordinated attacks targeting streaming platforms.

Ad Traffic Validation

Expanded partnership with LinkedIn to detect and filter invalid traffic on LinkedIn and across its publisher network, ensuring advertisers pay only for genuine impressions and protecting platform quality.

Transaction Fraud Prevention

Enterprise e-commerce and financial services companies use Human Security's machine learning and behavioral analysis to detect and mitigate both automated and human-led transaction fraud in accounts and checkout pages.

Credential Stuffing Protection

Platforms vulnerable to automated credential stuffing attacks use Human Security to identify and block sophisticated bot attacks attempting to compromise user accounts at scale.

Alternatives

Netacea Choose Netacea if you need behavior-based bot protection but don't require advanced transaction fraud detection capabilities.

Kasada Choose Kasada if you want bot prediction focused on web and API protection without the emphasis on transaction fraud mitigation.

Cloudflare Bot Management Choose Cloudflare if you need integrated bot management as part of a broader CDN and security platform rather than a specialized fraud detection solution.

FAQ

What does Human Security do? +

Human Security provides AI-powered bot management and fraud detection that protects enterprises across their entire customer journey. The platform verifies over 20 trillion digital interactions weekly, detecting sophisticated bots, credential stuffing, scraping, and transaction fraud while allowing legitimate users and trusted AI agents to access services freely.

How much does Human Security cost? +

Pricing is not publicly available. Human Security provides custom enterprise pricing based on interaction volume and specific use cases. Contact their sales team for a detailed quote.

What are alternatives to Human Security? +

Key alternatives include Netacea (behavior-based bot management), Kasada (web and API bot prediction), Confiant (ad security focused), and broader platforms like Cloudflare, Fastly, and Imperva that include bot management components alongside other security features.

Who uses Human Security? +

Enterprise brands and digital platforms with high transaction volumes use Human Security, including 500+ global brands and 1,200+ customers. Notable public partnerships include LinkedIn, Roku, and Google.

How does Human Security compare to Cloudflare Bot Management? +

Human Security is a specialized bot and fraud detection platform with deep behavioral analysis and transaction fraud capabilities, while Cloudflare Bot Management is one component of a broader CDN and security platform. Human Security is better for organizations prioritizing fraud prevention; Cloudflare is better for those wanting integrated edge security.

What makes Human Security different? +

Human Security combines bot detection with transaction fraud prevention at massive scale, verifying 20+ trillion interactions weekly. The platform uses advanced machine learning and behavioral analysis to distinguish legitimate traffic from fraudulent actors, and has demonstrated capability to identify sophisticated threats like the PARETO Connected TV botnet.