Skyhigh Security
{{Short description|Cloud security software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Skyhigh Security
| logo = File:Skyhigh Security png logo.png
| former_name = Skyhigh Networks
| type = Private company
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list| Vishal Rao, CEO Danny Ward, SVP, Finance Ken Schock, Chief Revenue Officer Thyaga Vasudevan, EVP of Products}}
| industry = Data security, Network security, computer security, Internet security
| founded = {{start date and age|2011}}
| founder = Kaushik Narayan, Rajiv Gupta, Sekhar Sarukkai
| hq_location_city = San Jose
| hq_location_country = USA
| website = {{URL|https://www.skyhighsecurity.com}}
}}
Skyhigh Security is a cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California. The company offers enterprise cloud security services.{{Cite web |title=Skyhigh Security|url=https://www.skyhighsecurity.com/about.html}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Skyhigh Networks |url=https://paganresearch.io/details/skyhigh-networks |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=paganresearch.io}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-27 |title=McAfee to Acquire Skyhigh Networks, Creating a Global Leader in Endpoint and Cloud Cybersecurity |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171127005280/en/McAfee-to-Acquire-Skyhigh-Networks-Creating-a-Global-Leader-in-Endpoint-and-Cloud-Cybersecurity |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-03 |title=McAfee Completes Skyhigh Networks Acquisition, Establishing the Company as a Device-to-Cloud Cybersecurity Leader |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180103006074/en/McAfee-Completes-Skyhigh-Networks-Acquisition-Establishing-the-Company-as-a-Device-to-Cloud-Cybersecurity-Leader |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
In March 2021, McAfee announced that its enterprise business was acquired by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) for US $4 billion.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-08|title=McAfee Announces Sale of Enterprise Business to Symphony Technology Group|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210308005291/en/McAfee-Announces-Sale-of-Enterprise-Business-to-Symphony-Technology-Group-for-4.0-Billion|website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} and in March 2022, STG relaunched the cloud portfolio, including the former Skyhigh Networks, as Skyhigh Security.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=McAfee's SaaS business rebrands as Skyhigh Security |url=https://cybermagazine.com/cloud-security/mcafees-saas-business-rebrands-as-skyhigh-security |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=cybermagazine.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Private equity house spins SSE company out of McAfee Enterprise {{!}} Computer Weekly |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252514998/Private-equity-house-spins-SSE-company-out-of-McAfee-Enterprise |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=ComputerWeekly.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Alspach |first=Kyle |date=2023-02-06 |title=Skyhigh Security Debuts First Partner Program Since McAfee Enterprise Split |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/skyhigh-security-debuts-first-partner-program-since-mcafee-enterprise-split |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=CRN |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Skyhigh Security CEO, VP talk life after McAfee {{!}} TechTarget |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/252521440/Skyhigh-Security-CEO-VP-talk-life-after-McAfee |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Security |language=en}}