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Machine data solutions firm Splunk said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Phantom Cyber, a provider of Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, Splunk will pay approximately $350 million… Continue reading Splunk to Acquire Security Orchestration Firm Phantom for $350 Million
Private Equity Deal Values Cofense at $400 Million
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Continue reading PhishMe Acquired at $400 Million Valuation, Rebranded as Cofense
Vectra Networks, a cybersecurity firm that helps customers detect “in-progress” cyberattacks, today announced that it has closed a $36 million Series D funding round, bringing the total amount raised to date by the company to $123 million.
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… Continue reading Hacker Detection Firm Vectra Networks Raises $36 Million
Oracle said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire cloud security firm Zenedge for an undisclosed sum.
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Continue reading Oracle to Acquire Cloud Security Firm Zenedge
Credit reporting agency Equifax announced on Monday that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
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Continue reading Equifax Hires Former Home Depot Security Chief Jamil Farshchi as CISO
Malware Chewed Up CPU of HMI at Wastewater Facility
Cryptocurrency mining malware worked its way onto four servers connected to an operational technology (OT) network at a wastewater facility in Europe, industrial cybersecurity firm Radiflow told Secur… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Hits Monitoring Systems at European Water Utility
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to acquire Wombat Security Technologies for $255 million in cash.
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Newswire service Business Wire said Tuesday that it has been under a sustained Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for almost a week.
The company said that since last Wednesday, January 31, the attack has been attempting to render the new… Continue reading Business Wire Hit by Ongoing DDoS Attack
Technology consulting firm Booz Allen has been awarded a $621 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defen… Continue reading Booz Allen Hamilton Awarded $621 Million DHS Cyber Contract
RELX Group, a provider of b2b Information and analytics services, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire fraud detection firm ThreatMetrix for £580 million (approximately $815 million) in cash.
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Continue reading RELX Group to Acquire Fraud Fighting Firm ThreatMetrix for $815 Million