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Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, announced it will acquire a majority interest in Centrify, the market-leading next-generation Identity & Access Management platform, from its venture capital investors, led by Mayfield, Accel Partners, Jackson Square Ventures and Index Ventures. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, subject to usual and customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Acquisition Expands Mimecast to Offer Cybersecurity Awareness Capabilities with Leading Training Content, Risk Scoring and Real-World Simulation Attack Scenarios

Company publishes mid-year update of 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, finds more than 5.99 billion total malware attacks, up 102 percent, in the first six months of 2018
Ransomware back in big way, 181.5 million attacks since January, a 229 percent year-to-date increase
Encrypted threats up 275 percent over last year
Company’s Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI) technology now stops Spectre chip-based attacks
RTDMI stopped more than 12,300 never-before-seen variants in 2018

MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the secure foundation for modern work, announced that Scott Hill has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will report to CEO Simon Biddiscombe.

“I am delighted to welcome Scott to our leadership team,” said Simon Biddiscombe, CEO, MobileIron. “Scott is a seasoned finance executive who has a deep understanding of the enterprise security market and a wealth of relevant experience to bring to bear at MobileIron.”

Proofpoint, Inc.,†(NASDAQ:PFPT), a leading next-generation cybersecurity company, announced the hiring of Klaus Oestermann for the role of president and chief operating officer, effective July 9, 2018. Mr. Oestermann has also been appointed to serve on Proofpoint’s board of directors.

Based on technology from threat monitoring and management vendor Trusted Metrics, which SolarWinds has purchased, the new system offers multitenant intrusion detection, log management, threat intelligence, and more in one subscription-priced package.

The new patch management, threat security, and endpoint detection and response offerings are the latest additions to the vendor’s MSP Security Suite.

The acquisition is intended to expand threat detection and response to AT&T Business customers.

The acquisition adds new vendors and digital marketing resources to Temprano’s growing security business.

Held last week in Hershey, Pa., the distributor’s Mid-Atlantic Summer Technology Show offered nearly 1,000 attendees a host of meet, greet, and learning opportunities.