CrowdStrike has announced it has agreed to acquire Adaptive Shield, a leader in SaaS Security. With this acquisition, CrowdStrike will be the only cybersecurity vendor to provide unified, end-to-end protection against identity-based attacks across the entire modern cloud ecosystem – from on-premises Active Directory to cloud-based identity providers and SaaSRead More…
Proofpoint has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Normalyze, a leader in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). The acquisition is expected to close in November 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. With this acquisition, Proofpoint will further enhance its human-centric security platform with Normalyze’s leading AI-powered DSPM technology, allowing organizations to discover, classifyRead More…
US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has announced that it has acquired cybersecurity company Darktrace for approximately $5.3 billion. With this acquisition, Thoma Bravo strengthens its position in the growing cybersecurity market. “Darktrace’s position at the cutting edge of cybersecurity AI coupled with Thoma Bravo’s deep strategic and sector expertise willRead More…
Check Point Software Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cyberint Technologies Ltd., a provider of External Risk Management solutions. This will significantly enhance Check Point’s Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities and expand its managed threat intelligence offerings. Cyberint’s advanced capabilities will be integrated into the Check Point InfinityRead More…
Veeam Software recently announced the acquisition of Coveware, a leading provider in cyber-extortion incident response. It brings best-in-class ransomware recovery and first responder capabilities to further strengthen Veeam’s radical resilience solutions for customers. Coveware by Veeam will continue to operate as it does today, providing incident response services to victims ofRead More…
KnowBe4 has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security. Egress’ Intelligent Email Security suite provides a set of scaled, AI-enabled security tools with adaptive learning capabilities to help prevent, protect and defend organizations against sophisticated email cybersecurityRead More…
BeyondTrust has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Entitle, a pioneering privilege management solution that discovers, manages, and automates just-in-time (JIT) access and modern identity governance and administration (IGA) across the entire cloud estate. These capabilities enhance a customer’s ability to provision user access to sensitive data and cloud resourcesRead More…
Entrust has announced it completed its acquisition of Onfido. With this completed acquisition, Entrust now provides the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of AI-powered, identity-centric security solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Attacks on identity are on the rise, with nearly two-thirds of data breaches caused by compromised credentials.Read More…
