Microsoft has purchased its fifth non-U.S.-based company this year by buying Israeli cloud security vendor Aorato Ltd.



From All About Microsoft:

Aorato was founded in 2011 by Israeli Defense Forces veterans, the Journal said. The current management team includes several Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and a former Microsoft employee. The company's core product is software that monitors access to enterprise IT systems.

According to Microsoft's press release about the acquisition, Aorato uses machine learning to detect suspicious activity on a company's network.

  Microsoft acquires cloud-security vendor Aorato