- Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding
Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding to address the rapidly growing need for Passwordless Authentication and remote-access security in enterprise environments. This funding round included Sony Financial Ventures, KDDI, and Global Brain as well as prior investors Jerusalem Venture Partners (the company’s largest investor and one of the world’s most experienced cybersecurity investors), Benhamou Global Ventures, Liberty Media, Iris Capital, and Yaniv Tal.
Secret Double Octopus is known for offering a rare combination in the cybersecurity domain of increased security, a lower total cost of ownership, and improved employee user experience and productivity. And Secret Double Octopus is considered a global leader in password elimination solutions. The company’s proprietary phone-as-a-token tech prevents unauthorized use of a system and prevents identity theft.
Plus Secret Double Octopus specializes in passwordless authentication for the enterprise, delivering security solutions that allow companies to leverage biometrics, mobile devices, and FIDO security keys to protect company assets. And the Octopus Authentication Server allows employees to forego a password when logging into workstations, cloud services, legacy applications, and other common workplace tools. Plus it also offers similar support for on-premises Active Directory systems.
The role of passwords in keeping information systems secure is changing. And data breaches cost organizations an average of $3.92 million per incident according to 2019 IBM research. Weak or stolen credentials are the direct cause of 81% of hacking incidents as stated in Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Report. And as a result of the growing threat aimed at enterprise credentials, Passwordless Authentication is rapidly becoming the new standard of authentication.
As many workers use unsecured Wi-Fi networks and personal devices to connect to their corporate networks and assets, enterprises must quickly maneuver to enable access to corporate applications and workstations in a highly secure method. Removing passwords prevents credentials theft, Man-in-the-middle attacks, identity theft, phishing, and other forms of popular attack vectors. Plus moving to Passwordless Authentication reduces Helpdesk and password management costs and minimizes IT operations.
Key Quotes:
“We see great value in the unique approach taken by Secret Double Octopus and are excited to be a part of this funding round along with other distinguished investors. We look forward to supporting Secret Double Octopus as it strives to eliminate passwords from user authentication and continues to secure enterprise remote access with its state-of-the-art, passwordless technology.”
-Naoki Kamimaeda, Partner at Global Brain Corporation
“Turning enterprises to passwordless environments represents a dramatic shift in organizations’ cyber defense posture, dramatically limiting some of the world’s most threatening attack vectors. SDO’s traction to-date, with both enterprise customers, as well as mid-market demand, combined with the company’s open partnership approach, teaming up with world leaders in Identity Management, CASB, VPN and SSO verticals, positions the company as a category leader.”
-Yoav Tzruya, General Partner at JVP
“This investment is further proof of the market need for our innovative product. It is now more important than ever to implement simple, fast solutions like ours that bolster security while simultaneously increasing employee productivity by eliminating the hassle and costs associated with password management.”
Raz Rafaeli, CEO and Co-Founder of Secret Double Octopus.
