Dell plans to buy SonicWALL 

Dell plans to buy SonicWALL

In Networks - By SC Staff, 14 March 2012 3:03 PM
Directors green-light deal
M86 Security to be acquired by Trustwave 

M86 Security to be acquired by Trustwave

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 March 2012 5:33 AM
Set to close within weeks.
Juniper pays $75m for intrusion deception software 

Juniper pays $75m for intrusion deception software

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 23 February 2012 8:25 AM
Buys out vendor Mykonos.
British defence firm makes play into infosec 

British defence firm makes play into infosec

In Crypto - By SC Staff, 30 September 2011 7:17 AM
Move will add network and hardware security modules for the distribution of cryptographic keys.
Security makes one big HP family 

Security makes one big HP family

In Applications - By SC Staff, 13 September 2011 8:45 AM
Tipping Point, ArcSight and Fortify made suite.
Sophos launches network security division 

Sophos launches network security division

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 7 July 2011 9:43 AM
Gateway meets anti-virus.
Tripwire to be acquired by UK investment firm 

Tripwire to be acquired by UK investment firm

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 12 May 2011 8:51 AM
Tripwire buy-out follows its move into SIEM.
McAfee swoops on Sentrigo 

McAfee swoops on Sentrigo

In Crypto - By SC Australia Staff, 24 March 2011 3:40 PM
Database security and vulnerability management vendor last piece of the puzzle.
Intel’s McAfee acquisition gets EU thumbs up 

Intel’s McAfee acquisition gets EU thumbs up

In Applications - By Jennifer Scott, 31 January 2011 12:05 PM
The $A7.78 billion deal gets the go ahead from the EU’s competition commission.
British giant BAE acquires Sydney's Stratsec 

British giant BAE acquires Sydney's Stratsec

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 30 November 2010 2:09 PM
BAE's local IT security operations to merge with Stratsec.
3M in $1bn biometrics move 

3M in $1bn biometrics move

In Crypto - By Liam Tung, 31 August 2010 9:47 AM
Automated fingerprint ID system.
LANDesk sold to private equity firm 

LANDesk sold to private equity firm

In Cloud - By Negar Salek, Nate Cochrane, 24 August 2010 1:36 PM
Marque to be retained along with Australian presence.
Intel buys McAfee for $8.5 billion 

Intel buys McAfee for $8.5 billion

In Cloud - 20 August 2010 9:21 AM
Future based on "hardware-enhanced security".
IBM completes acquisition of BigFix 

IBM completes acquisition of BigFix

In Cloud - By Dan Raywood, 22 July 2010 2:36 PM
11th security-related acquisition for IBM since 2006.
Information security providers merge 

Information security providers merge

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 13 July 2010 1:22 PM
Combined entity fit to service government and private-enterprise customers.
McAfee makes mobile security buy 

McAfee makes mobile security buy

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 26 May 2010 11:07 AM
Company agrees to acquire Trust Digital.
Oracle boosts database security with Secerno buy 

Oracle boosts database security with Secerno buy

In Cloud - By Phil Muncaster, 24 May 2010 9:54 AM
First line of defence.
IBM completes Guardium acquisition 

IBM completes Guardium acquisition

In Cloud - By Dan Raywood, 3 December 2009 10:58 AM
"A turning point in security strategy".
M86 targets the web gateway with Finjan buy 

M86 targets the web gateway with Finjan buy

In Cloud - By Phil Muncaster, 4 November 2009 9:30 AM
Another strategic purchase.
Cisco snaps up ScanSafe for $200m 

Cisco snaps up ScanSafe for $200m

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 28 October 2009 9:04 AM
Deal will help Cisco expand into lucrative web security space.
WatchGuard acquires BorderWare 

WatchGuard acquires BorderWare

In Cloud - By SC Australia Staff, 5 August 2009 10:27 AM
WatchGuard Technologies is to acquire BorderWare Technologies.
McAfee makes move into SaaS with acquisition of MX Logic 

McAfee makes move into SaaS with acquisition of MX Logic

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 4 August 2009 12:04 PM
McAfee is to acquire MX Logic in a deal worth over a $A201 million.
F-Secure completes acquisition of Steek 

F-Secure completes acquisition of Steek

In Cloud - By SC Australia Staff, 14 July 2009 10:40 AM
F-Secure has completed its acquisition of Steek.
Check Point wraps up Nokia Security Appliance buy 

Check Point wraps up Nokia Security Appliance buy

In Cloud - 15 April 2009 10:58 AM
Security firm Check Point has wrapped up its acquisition of Nokia's security appliance business.
SafeNet completes acquisition of Aladdin 

SafeNet completes acquisition of Aladdin

In Web/client - 26 March 2009 11:19 AM
SafeNet's private equity owner has completed the takeover of Aladdin Knowledge Systems.
Symantec wraps up MessageLabs acquisition 

Symantec wraps up MessageLabs acquisition

In Messaging - 18 November 2008 9:47 AM
Security giant expands software-as-a-service platform.
Analysis: Gartner concerned about Symantec MessageLabs merger 

Analysis: Gartner concerned about Symantec MessageLabs merger

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 14 October 2008 9:00 AM
Innovation in email security technologies will not stagnate as a result of Symantec’s acquisition of MessageLabs, the vendor has claimed.
Sophos completes Utimaco acquisition 

Sophos completes Utimaco acquisition

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 1 October 2008 4:09 PM
Sophos has completed its acquisition of German-based data security and encryption vendor Utimaco Safeware.
Secure Computing buys Securify for US$15M 

Secure Computing buys Securify for US$15M

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 5 September 2008 10:03 AM
Enterprise security firm Secure Computing has announced plans to purchase Securify, provider of identity-based network monitoring solutions.
Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools 

Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools

In Applications - By Negar Salek, 19 August 2008 11:34 AM
Symantec has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based security vendor PC Tools.
Proofpoint acquires email archiving firm Fortiva 

Proofpoint acquires email archiving firm Fortiva

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 25 June 2008 9:51 AM
Email security provider Proofpoint has acquired an on-demand email archiving vendor to boost its offerings.
Symantec to buy DLP firm Vontu for US$350M 

Symantec to buy DLP firm Vontu for US$350M

In Risk - 6 November 2007 1:54 PM
Symantec has announced plans to acquire information security vendor Vontu for US$350 million in cash and options after a long standing partnership with the firm.
Novell reaches the endpoint with Senforce acquisition 

Novell reaches the endpoint with Senforce acquisition

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 14 August 2007 1:35 PM
Open-source software maker and systems configuration manager Novell can add endpoint security to its list of offerings after announcing today that it has acquired Senforce ...
SonicWALL acquires Aventail for US$25M  

SonicWALL acquires Aventail for US$25M

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 14 June 2007 7:28 AM
Network security firm SonicWALL announced plans late Tuesday to purchase Aventail for about US$25 million.
Google makes GreenBorder its first security acquisition 

Google makes GreenBorder its first security acquisition

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 30 May 2007 10:34 AM
Acquisition-happy Google has made its first security purchase by quietly snaring start-up GreenBorder Technologies, a provider of virtualised web browsing anti-malware ...
nCircle to expand product set with Cambia acquisition 

nCircle to expand product set with Cambia acquisition

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 25 May 2007 9:43 AM
Risk management vendor nCircle announced Wednesday that it has acquired Cambia Security, developer of agentless configuration auditing software.
Symantec's Altiris acquisition complete 

Symantec's Altiris acquisition complete

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 11 April 2007 10:11 AM
Symantec announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of the IT management software company Altiris.
Microsoft tops the acquisition chart 

Microsoft tops the acquisition chart

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 16 January 2007 1:03 PM
Microsoft has topped the list for the highest number of acquisitions last year with 14 takeovers, according to business advisers Icon Corporate Finance.
McAfee ties up Citadel Security acquisition 

McAfee ties up Citadel Security acquisition

In Networks - By Robert Jaques, 6 December 2006 10:55 AM
McAfee today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Citadel Security Software, a provider of security risk management and compliance technology.
EMC announces $2.1 billion RSA acquisition 

EMC announces $2.1 billion RSA acquisition

By Ericka Chickowski, 30 June 2006 8:11 AM
EMC announced Thursday that it will acquire the security juggernaut RSA Security for nearly $2.1 billion.
HP beefs up identity management with Trustgenix acquisition 

HP beefs up identity management with Trustgenix acquisition

By William Eazel, 2 December 2005 11:26 AM
In a bid to improve the identity management functionality in its OpenView product range, HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trustgenix, a provider of federated ...
IT security acquisition specialist snaps up St. Bernard Software  

IT security acquisition specialist snaps up St. Bernard Software

By William Eazel, 4 November 2005 12:34 PM
Sand Hill IT Security Acquisition Corp, a public targeted acquisition corporation, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with privately held IT security company St. ...
IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition  

IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

By William Eazel, 20 October 2005 10:26 AM
In a bid to improve the security of its business application software IBM has agreed a take over of DataPower, privately-held provider of products designed help improve ...
Cisco boosts access control with Perfigo acquisition  

Cisco boosts access control with Perfigo acquisition

By Robert Jaques, 25 October 2004 2:33 PM
Cisco Systems is preparing to acquire privately-held Perfigo, a developer of packaged network access control solutions that provide endpoint policy analysis, compliance, and ...
Entrust completes acquisition of AmikaNow!  

Entrust completes acquisition of AmikaNow!

By Dan Ilett, 23 June 2004 1:15 PM
Identity and access management firm Entrust has completed its purchase of anti-spam and e-mail filtering firm AmikaNow!.
SafeNet completes Rainbow acquisition 

SafeNet completes Rainbow acquisition

By Jon Tullett, 16 March 2004 6:05 PM
SafeNet's acquisition of Rainbow Technologies has been successfully closed.
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