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The AI in cybersecurity market is poised to reach USD 40 billion by 2026. Today, the experts are ready to consider Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the future of cybersecurity although it’s hard to evaluate the promises against challenges posed by AI - as a key element in the internet security. If the AI offers considerable advantages, AI can also be a threat for cyber systems.


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Trellix, McAfee, FireEye, Mandiant: What's next for four big names in cyber

On Jan. 19, the private equity firm that bought FireEye and McAfee Enterprise announced that the two acquisitions would “emerge” to form Trellix, a cybersecurity business with 5,000 employees and 40,000 customers. ...

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Trellix, McAfee, FireEye, Mandiant: What's next for four big names in cyber

Trellix, McAfee, FireEye, Mandiant: What's next for four big names in cyber

On Jan. 19, the private equity firm that bought FireEye and McAfee Enterprise announced that the two acquisitions would “emerge” to form Trellix, a cybersecurity business with 5,000 ...

McAfee Enterprise-FireEye Products To Merge Into $2B Titan

McAfee Enterprise-FireEye Products To Merge Into $2B Titan

STG plans to bring together McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products into a nearly $2 billion cybersecurity behemoth with more than 40,000 customers and 5,000 employees. 

McAfee and FireEye $2 billion merger details

McAfee and FireEye $2 billion merger details

Cybersecurity firms McAfee and FireEye will reportedly be merged to form a $2 billion business by early 2022. And the 40,000 customers (of both firms) and 5000 employees will soon work ...

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products Rebrand as Trellix

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products Rebrand as Trellix

Endpoint detection and response software news: The entity formerly known as McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products has a new name: Trellix. Think of a "security trellis to businesses across ...

CISA director announces 'Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative'

CISA director announces 'Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative'

CISA director Jen Easterly announced the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, or JCDC, during a Thursday session at Black Hat 2021.

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FireEye Products & McAfee Enterprise Merge to Create $2B Entity

FireEye Products & McAfee Enterprise Merge to Create $2B Entity

The combined company will have 5,000 employees, more than 40,000 customers, and nearly $2 billion in revenue, officials report.

FireEye, Mandiant to Split in $1.2 Billion Deal

FireEye, Mandiant to Split in $1.2 Billion Deal

FireEye will divest of its large but slow-growing products business to focus on its fast-growing cybersecurity services business.

McAfee to Be Acquired by an Investor Group for over $14 Billion

McAfee to Be Acquired by an Investor Group for over $14 Billion

McAfee shareholders to receive $26.00 per share in cash The transaction is valued at over $14 billion The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 22.6% over McAfee’s closing ...

McAfee Enterprise-FireEye relaunches as Trellix, aims to be ‘market leader’ in XDR

McAfee Enterprise-FireEye relaunches as Trellix, aims to be ‘market leader’ in XDR

Trellix, formerly McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, will bring a focus on extended detection and response (XDR) to address security complexity.

Meet the 'pipeline' of 16 hot cybersecurity startups that are lining up to go public, according to experts — including Tanium, Netskope, DarkTrace, and Snyk

Meet the 'pipeline' of 16 hot cybersecurity startups that are lining up to go public, according to experts — including Tanium, Netskope, DarkTrace, and Snyk

A pipeline of hot cybersecurity startups may be lining up to go public, according to PitchBook, including Netskope, Snyk, Darktrace, and BioCatch.

FireEye, Mandiant Split Apart in $1.2B Private Equity Deal

FireEye, Mandiant Split Apart in $1.2B Private Equity Deal

FireEye announced plans to sell its products business as part of a $1.2 billion transaction that splits off the Mandiant Solutions from the company’s endpoint protection and cloud security ...

Dating app Bumble jumps in debut after $2.15-billion IPO

Dating app Bumble jumps in debut after $2.15-billion IPO

The dating app's IPO made its co-founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, the youngest woman CEO to take a large company public and one of the few self-made female billionaires.

Thoma Bravo to Buy Sophos for $3.9 Billion

Thoma Bravo to Buy Sophos for $3.9 Billion

Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo, which already has stakes in several cybersecurity companies, plans to buy U.K.-based security company Sophos in a $3.9 billion

Proposed Sale Casts Cloud Over Future of FireEye's Products

Proposed Sale Casts Cloud Over Future of FireEye's Products

News Symphony Technology Group, which is buying FireEye, already owns multiple security companies "with redundancies in numerous areas." Security analysts expect that FireEye's decision to ...

Lyft unveils its S-1 and nearly $1B in 2018 losses

Lyft unveils its S-1 and nearly $1B in 2018 losses

According to the filing, Lyft recorded $2.2 billion in 2018 revenue on a net loss of $911 million.

Investment in fintech booms as upstarts go mainstream

Investment in fintech booms as upstarts go mainstream

Firms’ expansion plans and investors’ search for returns bring a blizzard of deals and listings.

Mergers & Money: Email Security Proves Popular In Dealmaking And The Market

Mergers & Money: Email Security Proves Popular In Dealmaking And The Market

Email security can often get lost in the noise of other sexier offerings in the larger cybersecurity sector. However, that is not the case this quarter, where private equity and even the ...

McAfee/FireEye merger completed, CEO says automation only way forward for cybersecurity

McAfee/FireEye merger completed, CEO says automation only way forward for cybersecurity

CEO Bryan Palma said the deficit of cybersecurity talent means AI and machine learning will need to take on a bigger role in cybersecurity.

FireEye, McAfee Enterprise relaunch as XDR-focused Trellix

FireEye, McAfee Enterprise relaunch as XDR-focused Trellix

Symphony Technology Group has rebranded the FireEye-McAfee Enterprise merger into a new XDR-focused company called Trellix.