AppOmni Announces Strategic Investment from Cisco Investments and Expands SaaS Coverage and Developer Platform Capabilities

AppOmni focuses on expanding security operationalization capabilities of the AppOmni Developer Platform while continuing to broaden critical SaaS app coverage

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AppOmni, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security, today announced Cisco Investments has made a strategic investment in the company. This investment will help 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. AppOmni will be demonstrating all of its new product functionality at Black Hat USA 2022 this week.

“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. I invite anyone interested in learning about the advancements in SaaS security to stop by our booth at Black Hat.”

“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.”

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. 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. 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.

“The Developer Platform is addressing the market demand for a comprehensive security control layer for any application, either SaaS or custom,” said Harold Byun, Chief Product Officer at AppOmni. “We have customers who have rapidly built support for custom apps on the platform, as well as multiple systems integrators adopting the AppOmni Developer Platform to support enterprise applications and SaaS platforms for their customers.”

Visit AppOmni in Booth 1581 at Black Hat USA 2022, August 10-11 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. For more information, visit https://appomni.com/saas-security-events/.

About AppOmni

AppOmni is the leading provider of enterprise level SaaS Security. Its patented technology and Developer Platform make it easy for security and IT teams to protect and monitor their entire SaaS environment, across all standard and custom SaaS applications. AppOmni deeply APIs, security controls, and configuration settings to evaluate the current state of SaaS deployments and compare against best practices and business intent. The result is unprecedented visibility, management, and security of SaaS solutions, enabling organizations to establish rules for data access, data sharing, and 3rd party applications that will be continuously and automatically validated. AppOmni was founded by top security practitioners from leading SaaS providers and is trusted by many of the world's largest enterprises across technology, healthcare, banking, and security. AppOmni was named a 2021 SINET16 Innovator, one of Dark Reading’s “11 Cybersecurity Vendors to Watch in 2021,” and is a 2022 CyberTech 100 company. The company is backed by Salesforce Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Thoma Bravo, and other top investors. For more information, please visit www.appomni.com.