Microsoft is said to be paying $320 million to acquire Adallom, a cloud security provider. The company’s services are used by Netflix, SAP and Hewlett-Packard, according to the company’s website. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The acquisition would be another instance of Microsoft looking outward to boost its security, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sought to position Microsoft as a cloud, mobile and productivity services company. Late last year, Microsoft acquired Aorato for its machine learning and security infrastructure services.”]