Symplified, which provides identity and access management tools for cloud applications, has secured $9 million in Series B funding, bringing its total financing to $18.8 million.
The round was led by existing Symplified investors Granite Ventures and Allegis Capital, and included a strategic investment by Quest Software.
The company plans to raise more funding this year.
Internap Network Services Corporation, also know as Internap, announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Alert Logic to add a new layer of comprehensive security services to its Managed Hosting portfolio. Alert Logic is a leading provider of cloud hosting security solutions including vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection and threat management for enterprises and IT service providers. Their primary focus is on Enterprise and multi-tenant infrastructures cloud security.
“With security threats and compliance requirements constantly evolving, our cloud delivery model ensures customers always have the latest protection without having to manage patches, content updates, or software upgrades on their own,” said Gray Hall, CEO at Alert Logic. “This agreement with Internap creates a powerful combination of our advanced technology with a high-performance hosting services provider to ensure customers never have to compromise between security and performance.”
Trustwave joined the Cloud Security Alliance as a corporate sponsor to develop best practices for cloud computing. They will primarily help with security issues. Trustwave will work with the Cloud Security Alliance to develop best practices for implementing and monitoring security controls which protect applications and data deployed in cloud computing infrastructures.
Trustwave’s broad range of security controls, including authentication, data security, application security and security event management, will contribute to further CSA’s goals of developing and promoting security best practices for cloud computing.
“We look forward to contributing to the development of strategies that help organizations understand security best practices when implementing cloud computing,” says Robert J. McCullen, chairman and CEO of Trustwave. “It’s clear the industry is ready for this migration, but it must be done in a safe and secure manner.”
“While cloud computing is a popular topic, we’ve found that it lacks a clear definition and security standards, making it difficult to accelerate cloud adoption,” says Jim Reavis, executive director, Cloud Security Alliance. “I believe Trustwave’s security expertise will help us better define cloud computing and create a framework for which cloud adoption and implementation is secure.”
