The company was founded by security experts from NSA and MIT, and data analytics specialists from NSA and Disney. They have raised $25.5 million in total funding from investors such as Icon Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Cowboy Ventures. Area 1 Security's products identify threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and attack delivery mechanisms to give advanced warning of and stop targeted phishing attacks. They also offer a cloud-native email security service that blocks attacks before they hit user inboxes, which is part of the Cloudflare Zero Trust platform. Recently, Area 1 Security was acquired by Cloudflare in April 2022.