Tag: Cybersecurity
EU Updates Cybersecurity Laws
The NIS 2 Directive will ensure a safer and stronger Europe by significantly expanding the sectors and type of critical entities falling under its scope. These include providers of...
Cybersecurity Month Serves as Reminder to Take Proactive Steps
By: Taylor A. Gast (FosterSwift Biztech Law Blog)
Whether you are the CEO of a big corporation working in the office six days a week...
Thoma Bravo Looks To Buy Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace
British cybersecurity firm Darktrace said on Monday it was in the early stages of discussions with tech investment firm Thoma Bravo regarding a possible...
Australian Watchdog OKs Google’s $7B Cybersecurity Deal
Google’s proposed acquisition of cybersecurity consulting service Mandiant will not be opposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said:...
Robinhood Crypto Unit Faces $30M Fine for AML, Cybersecurity Violations
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has fined the cryptocurrency trading unit of online brokerage Robinhood $30 million for alleged violations of anti-money laundering (AML)...
Thoma Bravo Enters $24B Cybersecurity Ping Identity Deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is buying Ping Identity for $2.4 billion, deepening a bet on the cybersecurity sector that has been one of the...
EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Legislation
The European Union (EU) has reached political agreement on new legislation that will impose common cybersecurity standards on critical industry organizations.
The new directive will...
Thoma Bravo Buys Cybersecurity Firm SailPoint Technologies For $6.9B
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9 billion to improve its standing in a growing industry that is attracting increasing attention and...
Google In Deal To Buy to Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant For $5.4B
Alphabet’s Google has a $5.4 billion deal in place for the acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a move intended to complement Google Cloud’s security strengths...
UK Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Buys Cybersprint
Darktrace, a British cybersecurity company, has bought the Dutch firm Cybersprint in a deal valuing the latter company at €47.5 million ($53.7 million), UKTN...