Security vendor mergers and acquisitions

Get the latest news on security vendor mergers and acquisitions, plus experts advice on vendor management, such as negotiations, budgeting, service-level agreements and more to get security tools and investments at the best price.

March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21
McAfee sells off enterprise business for $4 billion

Less than six months after its IPO, McAfee has agreed to sell its enterprise business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group and refocus on consumer cybersecurity.
March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21
Okta acquires identity rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon said Auth0 shares his company's vision to establish identity services as one of the 'primary clouds' for enterprises, such as IaaS and collaboration.
November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20
Palo Alto Networks buys Expanse for $800 million

Palo Alto Networks continued its acquisition spree with an agreement to purchase San Francisco-based security vendor Expanse, which specializes in attack surface management.
October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20
Ping acquires blockchain identity startup ShoCard

Ping accelerated its push into the personal identity management market with the acquisition of ShoCard, which uses a blockchain-based platform to manage consumer identities.

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