AppOmni receives strategic investment from Cisco

AppOmni, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security, announced Cisco Investments has made a strategic investment in the company, helping AppOmni propel product development and accelerate the company’s roadmap.

AppOmni is rapidly expanding its market-leading comprehensive security capabilities to cover additional SaaS applications including Snowflake, HubSpot, Cisco’s Duo Security, and Veeva. The company is also adding functionality to the AppOmni Developer Platform, which enables universal coverage for any SaaS application or custom application and is currently in use by both customers and partners.

“We’re thrilled that Cisco Investments has chosen to invest in AppOmni as we continue to educate and grow the SaaS security market,” said Brendan O’Connor, CEO and co-founder of AppOmni. “I’m also incredibly proud of our rapid product momentum and our expansion of coverage across all standard and custom SaaS applications.”

AppOmni delivers centralized visibility, unmatched data access management, and security controls for any app, including Box, GitHub, Google Workspace, Jira, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Slack, Workday, Zoom, and many more, according to the vendor.

AppOmni protects more than 82 million users across a broad range of SaaS platforms and has secured more than 260 million exposed data records.

The company’s SaaS security management software provides cost savings by speeding up development processes and enabling security and IT teams to secure more of their tech stacks with fewer resources, according to the company.

The AppOmni Developer Platform extends AppOmni’s SaaS security expertise, insights, and continuous monitoring to all SaaS applications, including custom SaaS apps built in-house.

“Customers have increasing requirements for in-app protection, continuous monitoring, and security controls in SaaS environments,” said Janey Hoe, vice president, Cisco Investments. “In addition to identifying and mapping SaaS apps in an enterprise environment, AppOmni’s platform delivers an innovative approach for continuous trusted access throughout SaaS sessions.”

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