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AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced that AskOmni, its AI-powered SaaS security companion, now operates as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Built using the open source MCP that provides a standard interface for AI models to interact with external systems, this pivotal advancement enables seamless integration with security-focused AI agents and security platforms such as Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM), Network Detection and Response (NDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR), and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. The AppOmni MCP server provides deep insights into SaaS identities, security posture, data exposures, and user behaviors to enable unparalleled threat investigations and analysis across the SaaS domain using agentic AI.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced it is surging into the new fiscal year with undeniable momentum: A 43% year-over-year revenue spike; a growing customer base that includes five of the top ten Fortune 500 companies; and a strong presence within the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Its market success is matched with significant advances in AppOmni’s leading technology portfolio: It monitors 67 million SaaS users, processes two billion events daily, and is the only SaaS security platform with FedRAMP® In Process Designation, along with many other capabilities to assist in compliance initiatives. The company also continues to win accolades for its industry research and related services.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced new policy compliance checks to help US Federal Government agencies comply with the mandate from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA’s) Binding Operational Directive, or BOD 25-01. The directive was issued by CISA on December 17, 2024 in response to recent adversary activities and as part of the Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project to effectively secure cloud applications, starting with Microsoft 365 (M365) environments. AppOmni is also providing agencies and private sector enterprises with a free compliance assessment of their M365 applications against the new requirements. AppOmni is the first SaaS security provider with FedRAMP® In Process designation to offer services specifically tied to these requirements.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company has recognized AppOmni as a 2024 Stellar Security Startup. This prestigious list highlights fast-rising technology vendors that are driving innovation and fostering growth in the IT channel with groundbreaking products.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security today announced a significant partnership that combines the company’s Zero Trust Posture Management (ZTPM) solution with Cisco’s Security Service Edge (SSE) technology suite to enable zero trust principles at the application layer in Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. The combined solution provides organizations with end-to-end zero trust from the endpoint to the application and greatly improves security in complex SaaS installations, with enhanced visibility and monitoring into everything from configurations to user behaviors. With a secure environment for all cloud-based SaaS applications, enterprises can seamlessly implement zero trust principles to secure data from endpoint to SaaS.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today unveiled The State of SaaS Security 2024 Report, the company’s second annual examination of this critical discipline. Based on a survey of security decision makers at 644 organizations in six countries—and encompassing key findings, ongoing conversations, illustrative anecdotes and analyses of the regulatory environment—the report finds that while Software-as-a-Service security is finally getting the attention it deserves, there’s still a major gap between intent and implementation. In particular, there are still ad hoc strategies and other practices that fall short of a robust security program. The move toward decentralization has generated confusion over responsibilities, and many organizations remain unaware of which SaaS applications are used, by whom, and what is risky.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced a series of technology advances to deliver industry leading identity and threat detection capabilities to protect critical enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments. With new features that leverage powerful identity-centric analysis, mass-scale event monitoring and normalization, an industry standard for SaaS event monitoring capabilities, and a comprehensive dashboard to show trending risk and the overall security health of SaaS applications, AppOmni continues to set the bar for SaaS program operationalization. The newest capabilities complement traditional ITDR and identity and access management (IAM) solutions from Identity Providers (IdPs) such as Okta, and collectively help security professionals build stronger, scalable SaaS security that boosts defenses while further reducing alert fatigue.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced that industry veteran Joel Wallenstrom joins the company as General Manager. In this new role, Joel will lead a united function that brings together the Product, Engineering, and Customer Success disciplines. His appointment aims to elevate AppOmni as the top choice for business-critical SaaS security, thanks to its leading SaaS security posture management (SSPM) and threat detection capabilities.

RSA Conference--AppOmni, the pioneer of SaaS security posture management (SSPM), today formally announced AppOmni Zero Trust Posture Management (ZTPM), a unique solution set that dramatically strengthens security in modern infrastructures by bridging a critical gap in network-centric Zero Trust (ZT) architectures. Specifically, the framework provides an unprecedented level of visibility and monitoring into the configuration, security posture, and user behaviors within Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. It also enables granular access and configuration management by ensuring mandatory single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and least privilege configurations are enforced across the entire SaaS landscape from a single pane of glass. Through these and continuous authorization capabilities, AppOmni extends Zero Trust architectures to SaaS applications and data with ZTPM through the company’s signature SSPM platform. AppOmni goes further than ever in delivering on the potential of Zero Trust in sprawling SaaS deployments.

AppOmni, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) leader and SaaS security pioneer, today announced strong growth and momentum for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, during which revenues grew 116%. The robust financial results accompany a series of key announcements that position the company for even greater success in 2024. Among other achievements, AppOmni added marquee names to its growing customer base, now including 25% of Fortune 100 companies. The company unveiled ground-breaking research and continues to extend its technology capabilities, which have protected nearly 250 million SaaS users. These are all critical achievements in an environment where SaaS platforms and apps represent the new operating system of businesses.

AppOmni, the pioneer of SaaS security posture management (SSPM), is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at AppOmni. This year, 86% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 31 points higher than the average U.S. company.

AppOmni and KPMG in Canada today announced their strategic collaboration to offer managed SaaS security services to their joint clients. This relationship will create a streamlined path for KPMG to deploy AppOmni’s comprehensive SaaS security solution to Canada-based clients that helps ensure operational continuity and cyber resilience for their respective organizations.

AppOmni, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) leader and SaaS security pioneer, today unveiled a groundbreaking advancement with the introduction of AskOmni™. This first AI-powered SSPM assistant developed by the AppOmni OmniScience® team propels SSPM into new dimensions, simplifying security operations and issue remediation, and helping organizations secure mission-critical SaaS environments.

AppOmni, the market leader in SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and pioneer of the SaaS security space, today announced it has been honored with this year’s Best Practices ‘Company of the Year’ Award for global SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) industry leadership by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, today announced SaaS Identity Fabric, an identity-centric solution that provides a comprehensive and consistent approach to securing end-user access to SaaS across the SaaS ecosystem. This enhanced capability includes end-user discovery, permissions analysis for identity governance, and end-user activity monitoring, combined with our advanced identity threat detection and response (ITDR) across enterprise SaaS applications. AppOmni’s SaaS Identity Fabric provides actionable user-centric insights with guided steps for remediation that can be accessed in the AppOmni console or integrated into an organization’s preferred security tool, such as a SIEM or SOAR solution.

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AppOmni, the leader in SaaS Security, today announced its recognition by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, as a 2023 Partner Program Guide winner. This marks the third consecutive year the AppOmni Partner Program has been included in CRN’s annual guide, which provides essential information for IT and professional services leaders exploring partner programs that will best support their business needs.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, has strengthened its leadership team to support rapid growth. The company appointed Biswa Panda as its new chief development officer and promoted Allan Kristensen to chief customer officer.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS Security, has been awarded on the Forbes list of Best Startup Employers 2023. This prestigious recognition is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced today, and it can be viewed on the Forbes website.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS Security, has expanded its leadership team and added Tina Hawk as the company’s first chief people officer. With more than 20 years of HR experience, Hawk will optimize talent acquisition and retention, total rewards, DEI&B, professional development, and performance management.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, has received follow-on investments from TSG, as well as other funds. The capital will bolster AppOmni’s go-to-market expansion in EMEA and Asia/Pacific and the company’s product development — extending both breadth of SaaS app coverage and depth of functionality. This funding adds to the company's Series C round announced in June 2022, and it comes on the heels of a strategic investment from Cisco Investments announced in August 2022.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, today announced a partnership with Veeva Systems to expand SaaS coverage and provide enhanced security for Veeva Vault and Veeva CRM. The new offering enables life sciences customers to access AppOmni’s comprehensive configuration management and threat detection functionality. With AppOmni’s Veeva integration, joint customers can operationalize best practices to protect sensitive data while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS Security, has expanded its leadership team and added Neill Occhiogrosso as the company’s first chief operating officer. His extensive experience helping to scale SaaS companies will drive operational excellence as the company continues its rapid growth.

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, announced today that Eden Data, an IT services and consulting organization focused on supporting startups and SMBs, has joined the growing list of exceptional technology partners participating in AppOmni’s Partner Program.

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.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round to advance product development, fuel international growth, and scale go-to-market processes. The investment was led by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, with participation from existing investors, including Scale Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, ClearSky, and Costanoa Ventures. With this round, AppOmni has raised $123 million in total funding to date.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, continues to expand its channel presence with new availability to partners in Australia and New Zealand. This move into the APAC region adds to the growing success of AppOmni’s INFINITY Partner Program in EMEA and North America, which the company is supporting through a number of new hires and new pricing tiers to meet SaaS security needs for organizations of all sizes.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, is now listed in the Google Cloud Marketplace. The Marketplace offers integrated solutions vetted by Google Cloud to deliver best-in-class products and services for modern enterprises.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, today unveiled the AppOmni Developer Platform, which enables organizations to extend visibility and ensure consistent protection across all of their SaaS applications and virtually any custom SaaS app built in house. The first and only solution today that empowers customers and partners to implement common security capabilities across their entire SaaS ecosystem, the AppOmni Developer Platform will be available to select partners this June, with broader availability later in 2022.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security, has been recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, in its 2022 Partner Program Guide. AppOmni is included in the Guide for the second year in a row, highlighting AppOmni’s dedication to and investment in its partner program. The company also grew its INFINITY Partner Program by 240% in 2021, adding a record number of new cybersecurity-focused partners to the enhanced program. New AppOmni partners include AccessIT, CBTS, CyberOne, ICM Cyber, Mission Critical Systems, Myriad360, Nexum, and Stratascale.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS Security Management, has added Harold Byun to its leadership team as Chief Product Officer. With more than 25 years of experience as a security industry practitioner and product leader, Byun will continue expanding AppOmni’s SaaS application support, including ongoing operational enhancements to help security teams respond to SaaS-specific security findings and incidents.

AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS Security Management, today announced the expansion of its platform to deliver SaaS Security Management for Workday, as well as enhanced coverage for Microsoft 365 and ServiceNow. These launches enable customers to streamline security management of additional business critical SaaS applications and expand the slate of AppOmni’s SaaS Security Management solutions.