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Mocana (founded 2004) is a San Francisco-based company that focuses on mobile technology devices and embedded system security. One of its main products, ''Mobile Application Protection'' (MAP), makes it possible to add new security policies to existing mobile apps with a point-and-click interface. This decoupling of security implementation from the rest of mobile application development allows for easier development of software for devices comprising the "Internet of Things", in which numerous independent networked devices communicate with each other in various ways.〔Jason Notte, (Be Afraid! Hackers Can Control Your Car, TV and Home -- The Disruptors ), TheStreet.com. September 14, 2011.〕〔(Data Security for a Connected World ), Connected World, April 7, 2011.〕〔Ashlee Vance, (Gadgets Bring New Opportunities for Hackers ), New York Times, December 26, 2010〕 Mocana was originally launched as an embedded systems security company, but more recently the company has shifted its focus to protecting mobile devices and the apps and data on them.〔Alex Williams, ( Mocana Raises $25 Million To Address Mobile App And Smart Device Security Market ), TechCrunch. August 22, 2012.〕 == History == Mocana launched in 2004 with a focus on embedded systems security.〔Jack Madden, (App "wrapping" with Mocana Mobile App Protection ) BrianMadden.com. June 8, 2012.〕 That same year the company launched Embedded Security Suite, a software product to secure communications between networked devices. In February 2005, while based in Menlo Park, California, the company joined the Freescale Semiconductor Developers Alliance Program, and delivered that group's first security software.〔Business. San Mateo County Times, February 23, 2005〕 In 2008, Mocana was cited as an example of how an independent company could provide security for smartphones.〔Eric Ogren, (Getting enterprises ready for smartphone security ), Computerworld, October 24, 2008.〕〔Judy Mottl, (The G1 & Security: A Paradox in Play? ), Internet News, October 22, 2008.〕 Mocana CEO Adrian Turner published an article in the ''San Jose Mercury News'' on the risks associated with non-PC networked devices;〔Adrian Turner: Beyond PCs: Billions of Devices Leave Us at Risk, San Jose Mercury News, November 9, 2010.〕 and the ''New York Times'' reported that Mocana's researchers had "discovered they could hack into a best-selling Internet-ready HDTV model with unsettling ease," and highlighted the opportunity for criminals to intercept information like credit card billing details.〔 Media outlets across the U.S. cited this point in their coverage of the risks associated with advances in technology.〔Editorial: The technology transition. Ocala Star-Banner, December 30, 2010〕〔Ashlee Vance: New Web-enabled devices are fresh bait for hackers - As companies rush products to market, security features often underdeveloped, December 28, 2010, The Bend Bulletin〕 Mocana sponsored the 7th Workshop on RFID Security and Privacy at the University of Massachusetts in 2011.〔Researchers Gather at UMass Amherst to Improve Security and Privacy of RFID and Electronic Payments, Targeted News Service, June 24, 2011.〕 It launched the Mobile Application Protection platform in 2011 with support for Android apps, and added iOS app support in 2012.〔Mike Lennon, (Mocana Adds Features To "Self Defending" Mobile App Protection Solution ), Security Week, December 4, 2012.〕 Following a Series D funding round in 2012, total investment in Mocana was $47 million.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mocana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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