Talk:Imperva

Improving page

This page would be improved by adding information about competitors or others working in the same areas of information security.

Soundbyte2 (talk) 18:58, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes I agree. It sounds like an advertisement to me. Not an objective assessment. I read the article but still don't really understand what their product is! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.167.56.146 (talk) 22:39, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Um, it bothers me that the Feb '14 revision had a more NPOV initial paragraph/summary altered to this buzzword crap by ImpervaWebmaster. ArtDent (talk) 18:16, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

It would be nice if this page weren't treated as an advertisement. Also, this is the English-language version of Wikipedia, so following accepted rules for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar is preferable to what's here now. Dream of Goats (talk) 22:09, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

I am a communications director at Imperva. I would like to help address the issues above. I understand to tread lightly. So far, I have improved footnotes and added a link, but any more substantive changes, I'll propose here on the talk page. -Tamicasey (talk) 18:54, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

PROD

I will remove the PROD: the company is WP:LISTED and has been covered substantially in publications, please see for example Google books preview. The article needs to be substantially copyedited for tone and content, but the company is notable. If there are still concerns, the article can be taken to AfD for broader community input. K.e.coffman (talk) 21:07, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

this article has massive sourcing issues

this article has massive sourcing issues. I checked a handful references, and every single one leads to Imperva's own web site or blog. They all are primary sources and do not meet Wikipedia's guidelines. This article is basically one big pile of original research. This is not so much a problem when it is about uncontroversial topics, but here they are used to paint a very favorable picture of a company that seems not to be supported by any reliable third party secondary source. If nobody objects I plan to condense or trim away all parts of the article that are not supported by independent reliable sources. Wefa (talk) 18:58, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

As nobody objected, I just trimmed the article to address the sourcing issue, as well as to address the marketing hype flagged by the maintenance template. In my opinion the template's concerns were thereby appropriately resolved, too. If nobody objects, I will therefore remove the template from the article. Wefa (talk) 01:38, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Proposed changes regarding Imperva's sale of Skyfence, new CEO

I would like to propose adding the following to the History section:

In February 2017, Imperva sold Skyfence to Forcepoint for $40 million.

In August 2017, Imperva named Chris Hylen, formerly the CEO of Citrix, as its new CEO. Imperva's former CEO, Anthony Bettencourt, retained his role as chairman of the board.

Amlz (talk) 07:17, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

References

Proposing updates

Hi, I'm Tami and I work for Imperva. I intend to adhere to all Wiki policies and understand that substantial edits could fall into a conflict of interest, so I would like to get feedback on some proposed article enhancements or encourage others to add to the article. In the meantime, I'd like to make a few minor/straightforward updates. -Tamicasey (talk) 18:48, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

I removed the banner from 2012, as the article has been substantially edited since that time, and I don't think it applies. -Tamicasey (talk) 19:00, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Suggested expansion

long list of references

I would like to consider adding our most recent acquisition and some notable research from Imperva. Here are some references that could be used: -Tamicasey (talk) 19:00, 31 August 2018 (UTC) Imperva research Chrome: Uncovering a RedisWannaMine attack Mirai GITLAB: Prevoty acquisition Tech news coverage Business coverage Industry analyst coverage References Other coverage Tech: Dark Reading, Imperva Plans To Purchase Prevoty https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/imperva-plans-to-purchase-prevoty-/d/d-id/1332416 CRN, Imperva Plans To Buy Prevoty For $140M To Boost DevOps Capabilities https://www.crn.com/news/security/300107156/imperva-plans-to-buy-prevoty-for-140m-to-boost-devops-capabilities.htm Infosecurity Magazine, Imperva Acquires Prevoty, Enhances App Security https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/imperva-acquires-prevoty-enhances/ Silicon Angle, Imperva Acquires Application Self-Protection Security Startup Prevoty For $140M https://siliconangle.com/blog/2018/07/26/imperva-acquires-runtime-application-self-protection-security-startup-prevoty-140m/ The CyberWire, Marketplace: Imperva To Acquire DevOps Security Leader Prevoty https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/July/CyberWire_2018_07_27.html Security Boulevard, Imperva To Acquire DevOps Security Leader Prevoty https://securityboulevard.com/2018/07/imperva-to-acquire-devops-security-leader-prevoty/ (syndication of Eldad Chai’s blog post) SDxCentral, Imperva Acquires Application Security Vendor Prevoty For $140M https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/imperva-acquires-application-security-vendor-prevoty-for-140m/2018/07/ MSSP Alert, Imperva Acquires Prevoty, Gains Channel Partner Momentum https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-news/imperva-acquires-devops-application-security-specialist-prevoty-gains-channel-partner-momentum/ Business StreetInsider, Imperva (IMPV) Announces Acquisition Of Prevoty For $140M https://www.streetinsider.com/Management+Comments/Imperva+%28IMPV%29+Announces+Acquisition+of+Prevoty+for+%24140M/14439407.html SiliconTap, Imperva Buys Prevoty For $140M https://www.silicontap.com/imperva_buys_prevoty_for__4_m/s-0075524.html socalTech, Prevoty Acquired By Imperva https://www.socaltech.com/prevoty_acquired_by_imperva/s-0075523.html Well I looked into one reference and on the Daily Mirror and it seemed like a press release. You have edited the article and removed a template based on your judgement ... You've asked for assistance at two places at once which is a 'no-no'. I'd also be concerned you are possibly breaching an NDA should you be working for Impreva ... and if you are not breaching an NDA then I also have concerns. On top of this sifting through that lot is probally too hard! Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 20:04, 8 September 2018 (UTC) Hi Djm-leighpark, thank you for considering this. Re: removing the banner -- I thought it was a pretty uncontroversial thing, the 2012 version of the page that was tagged was indeed full of buzzwords, and the article has been substantially trimmed since then. If you do still see issues with that, I'd like to know what they are, and maybe I can help address them. The references I proposed here, I put on the talk page so they could be considered, they might not all live up to WP:RS, but I'm confident at least some of them do. The Daily Mirror is a well established paper, and this piece was definitely original reporting; it was based off our blog post, but as I understand it the choice of a reporter to publish something is an important part of what makes it relevant for Wikipedia, no? It's not the only publication that talked about that bug. I'm not proposing that we put a huge section in about this, but I would think that given the multiple independent sources covering research and accomplishments by Imperva, that it might merit a small addition. I'm happy to propose specific text, but wanted to give others the opportunity first, because I know the less I work on the article myself, the better. Thoughts? -Tamicasey (talk) 18:38, 14 September 2018 (UTC) Tell me the issues and problems and bad publicity the company has and I may make a balanced and neutral edit. But please use the Teahouse as people there may be willing to help. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 18:56, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Specific suggestion

In its current form, this article consists almost entirely of a list of business transactions of the company. This information is worthwhile, but it puts undue weight on the business operations, while the article does almost nothing to express to the reader what the company does. I don't mean to suggest that the earlier versions of the article (which contained bias and marketing language) were better, they weren't. But I believe the article should contain some information about the substance of what the company does.

Here is one suggestion, more specific than my list of references above. I've now collapsed that, I did not mean to overwhelm the talk page.) I propose adding the following short paragraph, which discusses two things Imperva has done that have drawn coverage in both mainstream and tech-oriented publications. To address the comment of Djm-leighpark above, I have no objection to including sourced information about problems or bad publicity, but I'm simply not aware of major scandals etc. To my knowledge, the company's work has generally been well received in reliable, independent news sources; I don't know that seeking out something negative for its own sake, in pursuit of balance, is an approach that would serve Wikipedia's readers well.

• On a completely different article I came across Template:Requestedit and regret I had not directed Tamicasey to it before. I Suggest Tamicasey you use this method to get the edit applied. Apologies again for not pointing this out sooner. Thankyou (signed late: Djm-leighpark (talk) 10:40, 30 September 2018 (UTC) also unfortunately I do not believe it would not work well if I was to raise that template on Tamicasey's behalf so I need to leave it to Tamicasey. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 10:40, 30 September 2018 (UTC))

• Looks good - I will paste it below, and use for any future requests. Thank you for the guidance. -Tamicasey (talk) 04:10, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Request edit

Imperva has published research and software supporting anti-malware efforts. In 2016, it published a free scanner designed to detect devices infected with, or vulnerable to, the Mirai botnet. In 2018, Imperva identified a bug in the popular web browser Google Chrome, which allowed attackers to steal information via HTML tags for audio and video files.

-Tamicasey (talk) 18:49, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

References

Reply 01-OCT-2018

  Edit request implemented  

• The claims regarding the Mirai botnet and the Chrome bug detected by the company were added to the article.

 Spintendo  05:30, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Much ThanksSpintendo! -Tamicasey (talk) 15:00, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

acquisition complete

The acquisition already noted in the article closed yesterday. Since this is a straightforward fact, I'll make the change to the article myself, but I'd invite other Wikipedians to take a look in case any further changes are necessary. -Tamicasey (talk) 19:26, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

If someone could update the InfoBox that Imperva is no longer a public company, I would appreciate it. --Tamicasey (talk) 19:32, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Reply 11-JAN-2019

  Edit request implemented    Spintendo  19:45, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Proposed changes

My name is Diana and I work for the article-subject, Imperva. I would like to request an impartial editor consider making the following changes:

• Remove the "Awards and recognitions" section as promotional.
• Remove one "=" on both sides of the "Services" section, so it is no longer a sub-section of History.
• Replace the content of the "Acquisitions" section with the more complete and up-to-date table provided here.

Let me know if there is any way I can be of further assistance or make my requests easier to review. Thank you in advance for your time reviewing the proposed changes. Ddub21 (talk) 18:20, 23 April 2021 (UTC)