Microsoft Acquires Firewall Security Software Vendor Aorato with a EV/S Multiple of 500.0x

"Microsoft acquires Aorato, provider of the Directory Services Application Firewall. Aorato's software monitors network traffic between Active Directory servers and users, looking for patterns of attack and then analyzing traffic details. Its focus on AD makes an obvious acquirer in Microsoft, which could use Aorato as a feature in a more comprehensive security offering or a feature for AD itself." 451 QuickTake.