Skyhigh Security

Skyhigh Security

Formerly	Skyhigh Networks
Company type	Private company
Industry	Data security, Network security, computer security, Internet security
Founded	2011;14 years ago (2011)
Founder	Kaushik Narayan, Rajiv Gupta, Sekhar Sarukkai
Headquarters	San Jose, California , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Vishal Rao, CEO Danny Ward, SVP, Finance Ken Schock, Chief Revenue Officer Thyaga Vasudevan, EVP of Products
Website	www.skyhighsecurity.com

Skyhigh Security is a cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California. The company offers enterprise cloud security services. ^[1]

History

Skyhigh Networks was founded in 2011 by Rajiv Gupta, Sekhar Sarukkai and Kaushik Narayan to protect an organization's sensitive data by providing visibility, control, and usage of cloud services. ^[2]

On November 27, 2017, McAfee, an American global computer security software company, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Skyhigh Networks. The deal closed in January 2018. ^{[3] [4]}

In March 2021, McAfee announced that its enterprise business was acquired by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) for US $4 billion. ^[5] and in March 2022, STG relaunched the cloud portfolio, including the former Skyhigh Networks, as Skyhigh Security. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

References

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