SECDO
Automated Endpoint Security and Incident Response
Company Overview
Snapshot
Founded in May 2014 by Shai Morag and Gil Barak, SECDO operated with 51–200 employees. The company raised $11M across 2 funding rounds from 6 investors. A significant milestone was its acquisition by Palo Alto Networks in April 2018.
Business overview
SECDO developed a preemptive incident-response platform focused on automating incident investigation and remediation for security teams. Its core technology, a proprietary Causality Analysis Engine, combined historical, thread-level endpoint visibility to trace forensic timelines and attack chains back to their root cause. The platform provided full context, including entities involved, behaviors, infected hosts, and damage assessment, enabling rapid and surgical response without affecting business continuity. SECDO served enterprises within the Cyber Security sector, specifically focusing on Endpoint Security and Security Operations.
Strategic signal
In April 2018, Palo Alto Networks closed its acquisition of SECDO. This acquisition signaled a strategic move by Palo Alto Networks to enhance its endpoint security and incident response capabilities, integrating SECDO's automated investigation and remediation technology into its broader security offerings. For investors, this demonstrated the strategic value of SECDO's technology in a competitive cybersecurity market and its successful exit through acquisition by a major industry player.
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- What was a significant corporate event for SECDO?
- SECDO was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in April 2018, leading to its inactive status.
- When was SECDO founded and by whom?
- SECDO was founded in May 2014 by co-founders Shai Morag and Gil Barak.
- How much capital did SECDO raise in total?
- SECDO raised a total of $11M across 2 funding rounds, with investors including Marius Nacht, O.G. Venture Partners, RDC, Ehud Weinstein, Ariel Maislos, and Ofir Shalvi.
- What was a key recognition for SECDO in 2016?
- In May 2016, SECDO was named a 2016 Gartner "Cool Vendor" in Security for Technology and Service Providers.
- Which company partnered with SECDO in October 2017?
- In October 2017, Japan's Marubeni IT Solutions partnered with SECDO.