Microsoft acquires CloudKnox Security to enhance unified privileged access management

In the past couple of months, Microsoft has made two major acquisitions when it comes to enhancing the security of its cloud platform. It acquired cybersecurity firm RiskIQ for a reported $500 million earlier this month as well as ReFirm Labs in June to improve its Azure Defender for IoT platform. Today, it has announced that it is purchasing CloudKnox Security, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM).