CloudLock

CloudLock is a cloud-native Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that protects data, users, and applications across SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and IDaaS environments. Founded in 2011 and acquired by Cisco in 2016, it is now delivered as Cisco Cloudlock within Cisco Umbrella / Cisco Security Cloud. The platform uses an API-driven model to discover sensitive content, detect policy violations, flag anomalous user behavior, and manage cloud application (OAuth) risk. Developers integrate through the Cisco Cloudlock API (v2), a Bearer-token REST API exposing activities, incidents, incident entities, incident aggregates, policies, apps, entities, IP libraries, and anomalies. Originally a portfolio company of Bessemer Venture Partners, CloudLock's developer surface is documented on Cisco DevNet and the Cisco Umbrella documentation hub.

CloudLock is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Cloud, Security, CASB, and Cloud Access Security Broker.

CloudLock’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, authentication, and 6 more developer resources.

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15.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 5/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

0 APIs

Company Cloud Security CASBCloud Access Security BrokerData Loss Prevention Cloud Security SaaS Security Cisco

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 15.0/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 5/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Cloudlock Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Cloudlock Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

ErrorCatalog

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ParentCompany

ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: cloudlock
name: CloudLock
description: CloudLock is a cloud-native Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that protects data, users, and applications across
  SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and IDaaS environments. Founded in 2011 and acquired by Cisco in 2016, it is now delivered as Cisco Cloudlock
  within Cisco Umbrella / Cisco Security Cloud. The platform uses an API-driven model to discover sensitive content, detect
  policy violations, flag anomalous user behavior, and manage cloud application (OAuth) risk. Developers integrate through
  the Cisco Cloudlock API (v2), a Bearer-token REST API exposing activities, incidents, incident entities, incident aggregates,
  policies, apps, entities, IP libraries, and anomalies. Originally a portfolio company of Bessemer Venture Partners, CloudLock's
  developer surface is documented on Cisco DevNet and the Cisco Umbrella documentation hub.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudlock/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bessemer-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-acquired-by: cisco
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  - url: https://www.cloudlock.com/
    status: 301
    note: declared website redirects to https://umbrella.cisco.com/products/cloud-access-security-broker-casb — a different
      registrable domain (cloudlock.com -> cisco.com), possible rename or acquisition (probed 2026-09-03, roadmap#169)
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.umbrella.marketops.umbrella.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22160233/cisco-umbrella-social-share.jpg
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Cloud
- Security
- CASB
- Cloud Access Security Broker
- Data Loss Prevention
- Cloud Security
- SaaS Security
- Cisco
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/cisco/
  name: Cisco
  x-relationship: acquired
  x-evidence: Founded in 2011 and acquired by Cisco in 2016, it is now delivered as Cisco Cloudlock within Cisco Umbrella
    / Cisco Security Cloud.
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cloudlock.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/cloud-security/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.umbrella.com/cloudlock-documentation/docs/cisco-cloudlock-apis
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/cloud-security/cloudlock-api-getting-started/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/cloud-security/cloudlock-api-getting-started/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.cloudlock.com/blog/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cloudlock-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/cloudlock-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/cloudlock-problem-types.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cloudlock-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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