Cigital was a software security managed services firm based in Dulles, VA.[3] The services they offered included application security testing, penetration testing, and architecture analysis.

[9][10] In 1999 the firm created ITS4, which according to Cigital, was the world's first static analysis tool.

[11] The technology in this product was eventually licensed to Kleiner Perkins and used as the basis for the creation of Fortify Software in 2003.

[14] BSIMM was started as a joint project by Cigital and Fortify Software.

[20] On November 30, 2016, Cigital was acquired by Synopsys, an electronic design automation company.