Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm Aorato
Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Israel-based cybersecurity startup Aorato Ltd., according to a person familiar with the matter, who said the deal was worth around $200 million and could close within the next two months.
Microsoft declined to comment and Aorato wasn’t immediately available for comment. Founded in 2011 by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces technology units, Aorato develops and sells software that monitors access to central communication components in enterprise IT systems.
The software monitors access to and the behavior of a company’s main information architecture--called the active directory component--to ascertain whether unauthorized activity is taking place within it. Aorato’s software builds a normal profile of the various authorized users in the company, and uses this to flag external penetration attempts, as well as unauthorized activities by employees.
