ThreatSTOP Joins Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance

December 3, 2015 Off By David
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ThreatSTOP, the company that makes threat intelligence actionable in real time, today announced it has joined the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance to deliver its cloud-based, automated threat protection service to enterprise customers using Microsoft Azure. This collaboration highlights ThreatSTOP’s commitment to better protect customers’ data both on-premises and in the cloud, enabling businesses to take advantage of Azure flexibility, scale and innovation.

ThreatSTOP delivers a highly scalable defense against advanced cyberattacks by using the power of DNS to better protect every device and workload across on-premises and cloud-based networks. More than 500 companies trust ThreatSTOP to protect their networks today. The ThreatSTOP service enables a physical or virtual firewall to deflect inbound attacks and enables both firewalls and DNS servers to help prevent infected hosts from communicating with threat actors trying to extract or alter data. The service is cloud-based, updates automatically and works with leading firewalls and DNS servers.

"Microsoft is enabling companies to transform their business by utilizing the power of Microsoft Azure. Security concerns are clearly top of mind for any organization moving sensitive information to the cloud," said Tom Byrnes, CEO of ThreatSTOP. "Working with Microsoft Corp., we are providing customers with a proactive security solution for Microsoft Azure customers that delivers immediate, powerful protection against advanced threats."

"As organizations move workloads to the cloud, they want enterprise-class enhanced security to better protect against the latest threats," said Gareth Bradshaw, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Azure Networking. "ThreatSTOP provides customers with the ability to create customized security policies to help protect cloud workloads and virtual desktop infrastructure from inbound and outbound threats."