# CipherCloud > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CipherCloud > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CipherCloud.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CipherCloud > Source revision: 1327863094 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Cloud security software company CipherCloud Type Private Industry Information privacy Founder Pravin Kothari Key people Pravin Kothari, Founder & CEO John M. Jack, Board[1] Gilles Samoun, Board Website www.ciphercloud.com **CipherCloud** was an American software company providing [cloud computing security](/source/Cloud_computing_security) to businesses. The company was established in 2010 and is based out of [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California). It was bought by [Lookout](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lookout_(company)&action=edit&redlink=1) in 2021. ## History CipherCloud was founded in 2010 by Pravin Kothari, who previously co-founded [ArcSight](/source/ArcSight).[2] The company launched in February 2011 and initially worked in [Salesforce.com](/source/Salesforce.com) environments.[3] It added [Amazon Web Services](/source/Amazon_Web_Services) integration in 2011.[4] CipherCloud released its [Gmail](/source/Gmail) security service in June 2012.[5] By September 2012, CipherCloud's platform could secure [Force.com](/source/Force.com), [Chatter](/source/Salesforce.com#Chatter), [Microsoft Office 365](/source/Microsoft_Office_365).[6] It also launched Connect AnyApp, which allowed users to specify [Web](/source/World_Wide_Web) pages of an application to be secured.[6] CipherCloud closed a $30 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and [Index Ventures](/source/Index_Ventures) in December 2012.[7][8][2] [Deutsche Telekom](/source/Deutsche_Telekom) also participated in the funding round through T-Ventures, the telecommunications company's venture capital arm.[9] John M. Jack, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former CEO of [Fortify Software](/source/Fortify_Software), joined the CipherCloud board following the investment.[7][8] The company opened its European headquarters in [London, England](/source/London) in the same month.[10] CipherCloud added an Australian headquarters in 2013.[11] In February 2013, CipherCloud joined [Box Inc.](/source/Box_(company)), an online file sharing and cloud-content management service, to bring CipherCloud's security to [file-sharing](/source/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing) and [file-hosting services](/source/File_hosting_service) such as [Box](/source/Box_(company)).[12] In January 2014, CipherCloud acquired CloudUp Networks.[13] CloudUp Networks' software was in the area of tracking and authorized data management in the cloud environments.[14] In April 2014, CipherCloud released a new product, CipherCloud for Cloud Discovery.[15] Cloud Discovery was built to analyze firewall and proxy logs of cloud applications in use (Shadow IT), as well as evaluate the risks those applications might represent to the organization.[16] In November 2014, the company announced closing its Series B funding round of $50 million. Transamerica Ventures led the round, joined by Delta Partners, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and T-Ventures, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom.[17] In March 2021, CipherCloud was acquired by [Lookout](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lookout_(company)&action=edit&redlink=1). [18] In May 2025, Lookout sold[19] the assets of the Cloud Security line of business based on CipherCloud technologies to [Fortra](/source/Fortra).[20] ## Technology According to Gartner's reviews, CipherCloud's CASB+ platform shares the features similar to other major [cloud services](/source/Cloud_computing) providers: data protection, adaptive access control, threat protection and centralized compliance capabilities across different SaaS and IaaS clouds.[21] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Delevett, Peter (5 December 2012). ["Wiretap: Marc Andreessen Knows Jack"](http://www.siliconbeat.com/2012/12/05/wiretap-marc-andreessen-knows-jack/). Silicon Beat. Retrieved 28 August 2014. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-darkreading_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-darkreading_2-1) ["CipherCloud Closes $30 Million Investment Round With Andreessen Horowitz"](https://www.darkreading.com/risk/ciphercloud-closes-$30-million-investment-round-with-andreessen-horowitz/d/d-id/1138799). DarkReading. 5 December 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hickey_3-0)** [Andrew R. Hickey, "CipherCloud Uses Encryption, Tokenization to Bolster Cloud Security," *CRN,* February 14, 2011](http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229218565/ciphercloud-uses-encryption-tokenization-to-bolster-cloud-security.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-telecompaper_4-0)** "CipherCloud extends cloud data encryption to AWS". *Telecompaper World*. 27 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "CipherCloud unveils Gmail encryption solution". *Internet Business News*. 11 June 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Yasin_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Yasin_6-1) [Rutrell Yasin, "CipherCloud Encrypts Data Across Multiple Cloud Apps," GCN.com, September 6, 2012](http://gcn.com/articles/2012/09/06/ciphercloud-enryption-for-cloud-apps.aspx) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allthings_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allthings_7-1) Arik Hesseldahl (December 5, 2012). ["CipherCloud Lands $30 Million From Andreessen Horowitz"](http://allthingsd.com/20121205/ciphercloud-lands-30-million-from-andreessen-horowitz/). All Things D. Retrieved 28 March 2014. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pando_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pando_8-1) Richard Nieva (December 5, 2012). ["On cloud a16z: CipherCloud raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz"](http://pando.com/2012/12/05/on-cloud-a16z-ciphercloud-raises-30m-from-andreessen-horowitz/). PandoDaily. Retrieved March 28, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pcworld_9-0)** Mikael Ricknäs (March 4, 2014). ["Deutsche Telekom works with CipherCloud to protect hosted apps"](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2104320/deutsche-telekom-works-with-ciphercloud-to-protect-hosted-apps.html). PC World. Retrieved March 28, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [,"zdnet", 7 Dec 2012](https://web.archive.org/web/20201124101833/https://www.zdnet.com/article/ciphercloud-opens-european-hq-in-london-after-30m-investment/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-RohanPearce_11-0)** [David Braue, "CipherCloud expedited Sydney office" *CSOonline,* August 22, 2013](https://www.csoonline.com/article/3505615/ciphercloud-expedited-sydney-office-as-australian-cloud-data-protection-demand-surges.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCStaff_12-0)** [, "A partnership between CipherCloud and Box will provide additional security",ChannelFuture, February 25, 2013](https://www.channelfutures.com/cloud-2/ciphercloud-for-box-extends-privacy-controls-to-organization-collaboration) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Alex Williams (January 16, 2014). ["CipherCloud Acquires CloudUp Networks To Beef Up Its Cross Platform Data Tracking"](https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/ciphercloud-acquires-cloudup-networks-to-beef-up-its-cross-platform-data-tracking/). TechCrunch. Retrieved March 28, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Cromwell Schubarth (January 16, 2014). ["Cloud security startup CipherCloud buys CloudUp Networks"](http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/01/16/cloud-security-startup-ciphercloud.html). Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Arnal Dayaratna (5 February 2014). ["CipherCloud Releases Cloud Discovery To Enable Enterprises To Detect Cloud Application Usage"](http://cloud-computing-today.com/2014/05/02/1070240/). *Cloud Computing Today*. Retrieved 2014-06-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Mike Vizard (2014-04-30). ["CipherCloud Adds Risk Scoring to Free Cloud Application Discovery Tool"](http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/ciphercloud-adds-risk-scoring-to-free-cloud-application-discovery-tool.html). *IT Business Edge*. Retrieved 2014-06-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Ron Miller (2014-11-19). ["CipherCloud Scores $50M As Cloud Security Comes To Forefront"](https://techcrunch.com/2014/11/19/ciphercloud-scores-50m-as-cloud-security-comes-to-forefront/). *TechCrunch*. Retrieved 2020-04-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Lookout Acquires CipherCloud To Deliver Better Security | Lookout News"](https://www.lookout.com/news-release/lookout-acquires-ciphercloud-to-deliver-security-from-endpoint-to-cloud). *www.lookout.com*. Retrieved 2025-07-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Lookout Announces Sale of Its Cloud Security Business to Fortra"](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250508462614/en/Lookout-Announces-Sale-of-Its-Cloud-Security-Business-to-Fortra). Retrieved July 1, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Fortra Breaks the Cloud Attack Chain with Acquisition of Lookout Cloud Security | Press Release"](https://www.fortra.com/resources/press-releases/fortra-breaks-cloud-attack-chain-acquisition-lookout-cloud-security). *www.fortra.com*. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-07-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-gartner_21-0)** [Gartner PeerInsights: Peer Review for CipherCloud Cloud Security Broker (CSB)](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/cloud-access-security-brokers/vendor/ciphercloud/ratings) ## External links - [Official Website](http://www.ciphercloud.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CipherCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CipherCloud) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CipherCloud?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.