Acquisition

Cloud Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

In its fifth acquisition in 18 months, Snyk entered the cloud security sector via its announced acquisition today of cloud security and compliance firm Fugue. Snyk ultimately plans to fold Fugue’s cloud security posture and policy management technology into its Snyk Developer Security Platform. In the meantime, it will begin integrating Fugue’s technologies for DevSecOps,…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Lookout Inc., a provider of mobile security solutions, has acquired cloud security firm CipherCloud. CipherCloud has solutions that span several categories of secure access service edge (SASE). Citing figures from Gartner that predict the SASE market will reach almost $11 billion by 2024, company officials said the deal will allow Lookout to further focus on…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: CIO Security

Symantec acquisition has lawsuit-filled past

LifeLock, the identity protection vendor that Symantec today said it would acquire for $2.3 billion, has been the frequent target of lawsuits filed by customers, state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Less than a year ago, LifeLock paid $100 million to settle a contempt complaint brought by the FTC. That complaint originated…