AT&T to Buy AlienVault
Terms of the deal – which closes in Q3 – were not disclosed.
AT&T today announced that it will acquire threat intelligence company AlienVault in a move to extend its security offerings to small-to-midsized organizations.
While terms of the deal were not disclosed, AT&T said it plans to invest in the evolution of AlienVault’s Unified Security Management platform and Open Threat Exchange community, and the integration of AlienVault’s offerings into AT&T’s.
“Regardless of size or industry, businesses today need cyber threat detection and response technologies and services,” said Thaddeus Arroyo, CEO of AT&T Business, in a statement. “AlienVault’s expertise in threat intelligence will improve our ability to help organizations detect and respond to cybersecurity attacks. Together, with our enterprise-grade detection, response and remediation capabilities, we’re providing scalable, intelligent, affordable security for business customers of all sizes.”
AT&T said the acquisition is scheduled to close in the third quarter of this year.
Read more here.
Black Hat USA returns to Las Vegas with hands-on technical Trainings, cutting-edge Briefings, Arsenal open-source tool demonstrations, top-tier security solutions and service providers in the Business Hall. Click for information on the conference and to register.
Dark Reading’s Quick Hits delivers a brief synopsis and summary of the significance of breaking news events. For more information from the original source of the news item, please follow the link provided in this article. View Full Bio
More Insights
Read More HERE