Palo Alto Networks has announced that it completed the acquisition of Aporeto Inc., a machine identity-based micro segmentation company. The acquisition will further strengthen Palo Alto Networks Cloud-Native Security Platform delivered by Prisma Cloud.
“We are excited to officially welcome Aporeto to Palo Alto Networks,” said Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. “Aporeto is a great fit for our company, and its micro segmentation technology will further expand our cloud security capabilities and enhance our Prisma Cloud offerings.”
Palo Alto Networks provides the most complete cloud security suite in the industry, with a broad set of capabilities in all critical areas of cloud security. With the addition of Aporeto, Palo Alto Networks will add the ability to identify workloads and apply micro segmentation across all infrastructures, helping customers secure their applications at scale.
Aporeto co-founders Dimitri Stiliadis and Satyam Sinha will join Palo Alto Networks.