Sookasa (Acquired by Barracuda Networks)

Sookasa was a cloud security software company that specialized in providing a cloud access security broker (CASB) platform.

The company focused on protecting sensitive files stored and shared in cloud services. Its core product featured client-side file encryption, data loss prevention, auditing, and compliance controls tailored for cloud storage and collaboration environments. The platform was designed to help businesses secure data in popular services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Gmail. It offered transparent encryption and policy enforcement through a centralized dashboard. Sookasa served organizations in regulated or security-sensitive industries, including healthcare, finance, law, and education. The company was founded in the early 2010s and was based in the San Mateo, California area before being acquired by Barracuda Networks in 2016.