Adallom is a

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company based in Menlo Park, California. It secures enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) application usage, audits

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activity, and protects employees and digital assets from threats in real time. Adallom was reportedly acquired by

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for $320 million in July 2015. The Adallom product was rebranded as Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) and announced in general availability as of April 2016. In November 2021, Microsoft Cloud App Security was rebranded as Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

History

Adallom was founded in 2012 by Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik, who are former members of the Israeli Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200 and alumni of the

Talpiot program Talpiot program ( he, תוכנית תלפיות) is an elite Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) training program for recruits who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability in the sciences and leadership potential. Graduates pursue double higher edu ...

. Adallom’s namesake originates from

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, otherwise known as the “last line of defense.” Adallom secured $4.5 million in Series A funding from

Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors. , Sequoia's total a ...

and

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. The company secured $15 million in series B funding led by

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with contributions from Sequoia Capital Israel. Adallom was named by CRN as the 10 Coolest Security Startups of 2013.

Product

The founders created Adallom with the adage that SaaS as a class is secure but the way employees actually utilize SaaS is not. In November 2013 Adallom launched a complete security solution that audits activities performed in SaaS applications and develops intelligence to predict and protect from IT security issues, providing SaaS end user enablement while maintaining IT control and visibility. It provides tools to build a consistent security policy across all cloud applications at use within an enterprise. Adallom’s Smart Engines technology works similarly to the way credit card companies track transactions that appear out of the ordinary because it stops attacks by providing real-time reports of odd behavior. In December 2013, Adallom discovered and reported a token hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2013-5054) bug in

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. The

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vulnerability in Office 365, found in the wild, allowed attackers to grab user identities and steal email and documents. The problem was reported by Noam Liran, chief software architect at Adallom, and the fix was addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-104.Microsoft (December 10, 2013)
"Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-104 - Important."
Retrieved January 9, 2014

References

External links

Spire Research Report: Cover Your SaaS

Official site
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