Sentrigo was a

privately held A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equi ...

software company located in Santa Clara,

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, until its acquisition in April, 2011 by

McAfee McAfee Corp. ( ), formerly known as McAfee Associates, Inc. from 1987 to 1997 and 2004 to 2014, Network Associates Inc. from 1997 to 2004, and Intel Security Group from 2014 to 2017, is an American proprietary software company focused on online ...

.Acquisition by McAfee
/ref> The company was founded in 2006 by Nathan Shuchami and Slavik Markovich, to address several key challenges in

Database security Database security concerns the use of a broad range of information security controls to protect databases against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. It involves various types or categories of controls, such as tech ...

. Specifically, the inability to monitor activity of privileged usersRogue DBAs and the Insider Threat
by Ericka Chickowski, ''Channel Insider'', July 14, 2009 and those who have established such credentials through nefarious means, and the difficulty in maintaining a DBMS at the most current patch level. The company's products have expanded to include a broader suite of database security offerings, including database audit and vulnerability assessment as well. Investors in Sentrigo included: ''

Benchmark Capital Benchmark is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bob Kagle, Bruce Dunlevie, Andy Rachleff, Kevin Harvey, and Val Vaden. The firm is known for its equal partnership structure and focus on early-stage investing, typically leading the firs ...

'', ''Stata Ventures'' and ''

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''.Benchmark Series A Investment
Series C Financing

References

External links

Official SiteMusings on Database Security by Slavik Markovich
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