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For a long time now Splunk has been content to essentially offer up cybersecurity advice made possible by applying analytics to machine data captured within the logs of various systems. That information then would be used to identify anomalies indicati… Continue reading Splunk to Dive Deeper into Cybersecurity with Phantom Buy
Big data analyzation platform company Splunk announced Tuesday that it will acquire security automation and orchestration company Phantom Cybersecurity in a deal worth $350 million. Phantom’s platform relies on automation to complete various tasks and workflows, freeing up enterprise security teams to focus on high-level issues. By combining Phantom’s product into Splunk’s data automation platform, enterprises will be able to further reduce risk and respond faster to security incidents. “Phantom’s employees and technology significantly expand and strengthen Splunk’s vision for the security nerve center and for business revolution through IT,” said Doug Merritt, Splunk’s president and CEO. “Splunk is committed to continuously pushing the limits of technology to help our customers get the answers they need from their data.” The cybersecurity world has been buzzing about Phantom over the past two years. The company was named the Most Innovative Startup at the 2016 RSA Innovation Sandbox contest. It has raised […]
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PhishMe, a provider of training tools employed by organizations to help end users better recognize spear phishing attacks such as social engineering, announced today it will now be known as Cofense, after being acquired by a private equity firm. Cofens… Continue reading PhishMe Rebrands to Apply AI to Combat Social Engineering Attacks
Proofpoint has announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Pittsburgh-based Wombat Security Technologies for $225 million in cash. By acquiring Wombat, the Sunnyvale, California-based company adds phishing simulation and security training to its suite of products. Proofpoint’s established products and solutions include email security, advanced threat protection and data archiving. Proofpoint also will incorporate Wombat’s PhishAlarm into its threat intelligence products, with the goal of providing broader visibility and intelligence when it comes to phishing attacks. More than of half of all respondents (53 percent) to a Wombat-authored study dealt with spearphishing attacks in 2017. Because threat actors target employees as the weakest link, companies need to continuously train employees and arm them with real-time threat data,” said Gary Steele, Proofpoint CEO, in announcing the deal Tuesday. “The acquisition of Wombat gives us greater ability to help protect our customers from today’s people-centric cyberattacks, as cybercriminals look for new […]
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Amazon Web Services announced Tuesday it acquired Cambridge, Massachusetts, threat hunting company Sqrrl. Terms were not disclosed. Sqrrl CEO Mark Terenzoni wrote on the company’s website that he and his co-workers were “thrilled.” “For now, it is business as usual at Sqrrl. We will continue to work with customers to provide advanced threat hunting capabilities,” Terenzoni said. “And, over time, we’ll work with AWS to do even more on your behalf. Thank you for your support. We really appreciate the trust customers have put into Sqrrl over the past five years, and we are excited about the next phase of our journey.” The deal, which has been rumored for weeks, comes as the cloud computing behemoth continues to boost its secure offerings. In November, AWS announced its Secret Region, which can handle data up to the Secret level of security classification — the second-highest level behind only Top Secret. The […]
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Git may seem like it’s the only version control system out there sometimes. And while it’s definitely the most popular option right now, competing technologies like Subversion and Mercurial still have their fair share of users, especi… Continue reading Assembla acquires Cornerstone, a Subversion client for MacOS
U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye has acquired Sunnyvale, California, software company X15 in order to integrate big data capabilities into its security products. The software will allow organizations using FireEye products to better adapt to threats as they continue to manage security in cloud, on-premise and hybrid network enterprises, the company said. “Organizations today are overwhelmed by alerts, the number of tools required to manage their security operations, and the challenge of unifying access to the large volumes of data that matter,” said John Laliberte, senior vice president of engineering at FireEye, in a release. “The X15 Software team built an incredibly versatile, enterprise-grade big data platform that enables distributed, real-time access and ingestion of data at scale within a unified data model and modular query language. X15 Software technology will accelerate our strategy of delivering an innovative, next-gen security platform.” Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, FireEye will pay approximately $15 million in equity and $5 million in cash. […]
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French technology giant Thales SA will acquire digital security company Gemalto after outbidding a rival French company whose bid was rejected. Thales will acquire Gemalto — the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards and credit card chips — in an all-cash transaction worth €4.76 billion ($5.6 billion), beating an offer from rival Atos that was valued at €4.3 billion ($5.06 billion). Gemalto said Atos’ bid significantly had undervalued the company. Known more for its work in aerospace, Thales has spent the past three years focusing on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. As part of that effort, the company has acquired a host of others, including Sysgo, Vormetric and Guavus. “The acquisition of Gemalto marks a key milestone in the implementation of Thales’s strategy,” Patrice Caine, Thales’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a release. “Together with Gemalto’s management, we have big ambitions based on a shared vision of the digital transformation of our industries […]
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Management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is acquiring Morphick, a small, Cincinnati-based cybersecurity firm which has developed a digital platform for threat detection, breach investigation and response. Booz Allen Hamilton announced the agreement to purchase Morphick in a press release on Friday, saying the acquisition will bolster the cybersecurity profile available to clients. Company executives explained that the acquisition will complement existing cybersecurity services already provided by Booz Allen Hamilton. “The addition of the Morphick team and technology further solidifies the firm’s ability to solve increasingly advanced cyber challenges,” said Booz Allen Hamilton President and CEO Horacio Rozanski. The consulting giant already offers threat intelligence products through another service called Cyber4Sight. Morphick, a firm of about 40 people, sells a managed detection and response service, which can provide “organizations with the ability to effectively detect and remediate cyber attacks of all types; ranging from zero-day exploits and privilege escalation to ransomware,” according to […]
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Buried deep in President Donald Trump’s decision to elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a full-fledged unified combatant command is a detail that will eventually herald important changes to the way its military cyber personnel are going to be trained — and one that helps illuminate how the U.S.’ understanding of cyber war is changing. The elevation announcement earlier this month was mandated by Congress was widely anticipated for months, if not years. According to current and former Pentagon officials, Adm. Michael Rogers, the four-star commander of Cyber Command, already has pretty much the same authorities the commanders of the other nine UCCs enjoy, including the highest profile ones — a direct line to the Secretary of Defense and a seat at the budget deliberations table. “On paper, the chain of command goes through U.S. Strategic Command,” the UCC to which Cyber Command is currently subordinate as it awaits elevation, explained former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense […]
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