CloudLock

CloudLock was founded in 2011 in the United States by Gil Zimmermann and Ron Zalkind. It developed in the context of a major change in enterprise computing: organizations were moving business processes, collaboration, and data storage to cloud applications while traditional security architectures remained centered on corporate networks and on-premises infrastructure. The company's business was built around cloud security and, more specifically, the cloud access security broker category. CASB providers seek to give organizations visibility and control over the use of cloud services. Typical objectives include identifying applications in use, monitoring user and administrator activity, applying access policies, protecting sensitive information, and helping customers address regulatory or internal compliance requirements. CloudLock's positioning therefore connected security operations with data governance: it was not simply a provider of network connectivity, but a specialist intended to help enterprises understand and control how information moved through cloud platforms. Its principal offering is identified in the available material as CloudLock CASB. The product's historical role was to support enterprise protection of data in cloud applications. The supplied sources do not provide a complete chronology of product releases, named editions, technical architecture, customer list, or measurable commercial results, so those aspects cannot be reconstructed reliably here. In 2016, Cisco agreed to acquire CloudLock. Cisco had built a substantial technology portfolio through acquisitions, and its acquisition strategy included companies related to networking, software, and security. CloudLock fit that strategy by adding cloud-focused security capabilities to Cisco's broader portfolio. The transaction was significant for CloudLock because it changed the company from an independent specialist into an organization operating within Cisco's cloud security business. After the acquisition, CloudLock was no longer described in the supplied material as an independent listed company. Cisco became its parent and owner. The available references do not establish the exact post-acquisition corporate structure, whether all products continued under the CloudLock name, or the date on which any standalone operations were discontinued. They also do not provide acquisition consideration, revenue, employee numbers, subsequent executive appointments, or a detailed record of marketing programs and disputes. Historically, CloudLock represents the emergence of cloud security as a distinct enterprise technology segment. Its core contribution was to address the governance and protection problems created when business data and workflows moved into externally hosted applications. Cisco's acquisition reflected the strategic value that large networking and security vendors placed on CASB and cloud data protection capabilities during the expansion of enterprise cloud adoption.

• 2016

  Cisco agrees to acquire CloudLock

  [1]List of acquisitions by Ciscoen.wikipedia.org

  Cisco agrees to acquire CloudLock, bringing its CASB and cloud security capabilities into Cisco's broader cloud security business.

• 2011

  CloudLock is founded

  CloudLock is established in the United States by Gil Zimmermann and Ron Zalkind as a cloud security company.

Cloud security specialist focused on cloud access visibility, data protection, policy enforcement, and compliance through CASB technology.

• Cloud access security broker

  CloudLock CASB

  CloudLock CASB was the company's principal identified offering. It was designed to help enterprises gain visibility into cloud application use and apply security and governance controls to cloud-based information and user activity. Its intended use cases included cloud data protection, access policy enforcement, risk monitoring, and support for compliance requirements. The supplied material does not document specific product editions, release dates, or post-acquisition naming.

• 2016

  Cisco acquisition of CloudLockM&A

  Background

  Cloud adoption was increasing the need for security controls over cloud applications and enterprise data. CloudLock's CASB specialization was strategically relevant to Cisco's cloud security portfolio.

  Action taken

  Cisco agreed to acquire CloudLock and make its cloud security capabilities part of Cisco's broader business.

  Aftermath

  CloudLock became owned by Cisco and was no longer presented in the supplied material as an independent listed company. The detailed operational and product-branding consequences are not documented in the available sources.

  Source

1. 1List of acquisitions by Ciscoen.wikipedia.org