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Mocana

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IoT security company

Mocana (founded in 2002) is a San Jose-based company that focuses on and embedded system security for industrial control systems and the Internet of Things (IoT). One of its main products, the IoT Security Platform, is a high-performance, ultra-optimized, OS-independent, high-assurance security platform that is intended to support all device classes.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2004Founded1
  • Industrycomputer security1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Websitemocana.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address111 West Evelyn Avenue, Suite 210, Sunnyvale, Ca 940865

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Mocana (founded in 2002) is a San Jose-based company that focuses on and embedded system security for industrial control systems and the Internet of Things (IoT). One of its main products, the IoT Security Platform, is a high-performance, ultra-optimized, OS-independent, high-assurance security platform that is intended to support all device classes. This decoupling of the security implementation from the rest of 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. Mocana was originally launched as an embedded systems security company, but in the early 2010s, the company shifted its focus to protecting data and apps on mobile devices.3

The story

Mocana introduced its products in 2004 with a focus on embedded systems security. 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. In 2008, Mocana was cited as an example of how an independent company could provide security for smartphones.

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.

Mocana sponsored the 7th Workshop on RFID Security and Privacy at the University of Massachusetts in 2011. It launched the Mobile Application Protection platform in 2011 with support for Android apps, and added iOS app support in 2012. Following a Series D funding round in 2012, total investment in Mocana was $47 million.

In September 2013, James Isaacs replaced co-founder and CEO Adrian Turner. In April 2016, Interim CEO Peter Graham replaced Isaacs.

In April 2016, Mocana spun off its mobile security business to Blue Cedar Networks. William Diotte replaced Graham as CEO in May 2016.

The company was acquired by DigiCert in January 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mocana, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Products and brands

Mocana's IoT Security Platform is a security software suite for embedded systems. The software provides the cryptographic controls (e.g. authentication, confidentiality, encryption, and device and data integrity verification) for embedded devices and applications.

The company also offers customizable user agreements and optional FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic engines. Access to application source code is not required. The product's design is based in the assumption that many assurances of security from the device and its operating system may be compromised. This obviates the necessity of having "infallible" system-wide security policies.

In addition, Mocana offers consulting services, evaluating and advising on security threats in networked devices.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mocana, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2004Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Mocana is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARMOCANA Corp2
  • CIK0001366558
  • Employer ID (EIN)32-00149652
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Business address111 West Evelyn Avenue, Suite 210, Sunnyvale, CA 940862
  • Phone415-617-00552
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 8, 20062
  • Filings11 in all: D (4), REGDEX/A (4), REGDEX (3)2

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