Scalock

Scalock was a cybersecurity startup established in 2015 by co-founders Dror Davidoff and Amir Jerbi. The Tel Aviv-based firm entered the market to address security vulnerabilities emerging from the widespread adoption of virtual containers in software development. Jerbi, who served as CEO, brought over 17 years of software industry experience and a background as a security expert, holding eight patents related to cloud security. Davidoff assumed the role of CEO at the subsequent company.

In October 2015, the company secured $4 million in a Series A financing round led by TLV Partners. This initial funding was earmarked for expansion, including plans to open offices in Silicon Valley. By May 2016, Scalock rebranded to Aqua Security, a name chosen to reflect a more fluid approach to the intersection of DevOps and security. The company's platform, which had been in a private beta with over a dozen enterprise clients, became generally available at the same time as the rebranding.

Aqua Security provides a comprehensive security solution for the entire lifecycle of containerized applications, from development to production. The platform is designed for organizations that utilize container technologies like Docker, CoreOS, and Microsoft Windows, aiming to provide visibility and control over these environments. Its product secures applications at the container, host, and application levels. A key feature is its ability to learn a container's normal behavior during testing phases and then use this profile to detect and block abnormal activities at runtime, such as port scanning or unauthorized network connections. This approach combines declarative security policies with behavioral monitoring. The business model is centered on selling its enterprise-grade security platform to companies, particularly Fortune 500 firms, that require robust monitoring, auditing, and compliance for their container deployments across on-premises and multi-cloud infrastructures. Keywords: container security, cloud native security, Aqua Security, Dror Davidoff, Amir Jerbi, virtual container security, Docker security, application lifecycle security, runtime protection, vulnerability scanning, DevOps security, cloud security, enterprise security platform, Kubernetes security, virtualized environments, network controls, container monitoring, CI/CD integration, compliance management