A look at the top mergers and acquisitions in the information security industry this year.
Company |
Purchased |
Gains |
Terms |
Blue Coat Systems |
Solera Networks |
Addition of security analytics and forensic functions to future products. |
Undisclosed |
CA Technologies |
Layer 7 Technologies |
CA will integrate tools to manage APIs into its own IAM suite. |
Undisclosed |
Cisco |
Sourcefire |
Expands the company’s IT security portfolio and threat-research offerings. |
$2.7b |
EMC |
Aveksa |
Extends mobile device portfolio with cloud and on-premises provisioning and SSO technology. |
Undisclosed |
IBM |
Trusteer |
Extends Big Blue’s data security capabilities into the cloud, mobile and endpoint security space. |
$1b |
SoftLayer |
IBM builds out its public cloud offerings. |
Undisclosed |
|
McAfee (Intel) |
Stonesoft |
Adds next-generation firewalls and intrusion detection. |
$389m |
Microsoft |
Nokia |
Microsoft acquires a global mobile device business. |
$7.2b |
Yahoo |
Tumblr |
Yahoo will take over operations of the social media blogging site. |
$1.1b |
Verizon |
Vodaphone |
Will enhance its ability to offer customers “seamless and integrated services.” |
$130b |
Vista Equity |
Websense |
Private equity firm aquires the internet security firm. Goes private with little expected to change. |
$1b |