microsoft today announced it has acquired Aorato , an enterprise security startup founded in 2011 by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces technology units. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though previous rumors had pegged it at around $200 million. On its website, Aorato says it will stop selling its Directory Services Application Firewall (DAF) product, which protects organizations from advanced targeted attacks. Instead, the technology will probably be integrated into microsoft's offerings, which should not be a surprise given that the behavior-monitoring firewall is specifically designed for Windows Server Active Directory. "As part of microsoft, we will share more on the future direction and packaging of these capabilities at a later time," the Aorato announcement states. Aorato's software offers an Organizational Security Graph, a continuously-updated view of all of the people and machines accessing an organization's Windows Server Active Directory, which most enterprises use for storing user identities and administering access to critical business applications and systems. microsoft says most of its enterprise customers should thus be able to take advantage of Aorato's technology. microsoft Azure, the company's cloud computing platform, is the most likely candidate for potential integration. While Azure is not mentioned in the startup's announcement, the logo is included in the message: microsoft also hin ... More @
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Microsoft confirms acquisition of enterprise security startup Aorato, ends sales of firewall product
Thursday, November 13, 2014
microsoft today announced it has acquired Aorato , an enterprise security startup founded in 2011 by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces technology units. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though previous rumors had pegged it at around $200 million. On its website, Aorato says it will stop selling its Directory Services Application Firewall (DAF) product, which protects organizations from advanced targeted attacks. Instead, the technology will probably be integrated into microsoft's offerings, which should not be a surprise given that the behavior-monitoring firewall is specifically designed for Windows Server Active Directory. "As part of microsoft, we will share more on the future direction and packaging of these capabilities at a later time," the Aorato announcement states. Aorato's software offers an Organizational Security Graph, a continuously-updated view of all of the people and machines accessing an organization's Windows Server Active Directory, which most enterprises use for storing user identities and administering access to critical business applications and systems. microsoft says most of its enterprise customers should thus be able to take advantage of Aorato's technology. microsoft Azure, the company's cloud computing platform, is the most likely candidate for potential integration. While Azure is not mentioned in the startup's announcement, the logo is included in the message: microsoft also hin ... More @
microsoft today announced it has acquired Aorato , an enterprise security startup founded in 2011 by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces technology units. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though previous rumors had pegged it at around $200 million. On its website, Aorato says it will stop selling its Directory Services Application Firewall (DAF) product, which protects organizations from advanced targeted attacks. Instead, the technology will probably be integrated into microsoft's offerings, which should not be a surprise given that the behavior-monitoring firewall is specifically designed for Windows Server Active Directory. "As part of microsoft, we will share more on the future direction and packaging of these capabilities at a later time," the Aorato announcement states. Aorato's software offers an Organizational Security Graph, a continuously-updated view of all of the people and machines accessing an organization's Windows Server Active Directory, which most enterprises use for storing user identities and administering access to critical business applications and systems. microsoft says most of its enterprise customers should thus be able to take advantage of Aorato's technology. microsoft Azure, the company's cloud computing platform, is the most likely candidate for potential integration. While Azure is not mentioned in the startup's announcement, the logo is included in the message: microsoft also hin ... More @
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