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Fidelis Cybersecurity Acquires Firm With Deception Technology

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, October 20th, 2017

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Fidelis Cybersecurity Acquires Firm With Deception Technology

Fidelis Cybersecurity last Thursday said it has acquired TopSpin Security Ltd., a small cyber security firm with capabilities in the areas of deception and detection technology.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TopSpin operates in Israel and New Jersey. It has 18 employees and the company’s staff will become part of Maryland-based Fidelis.Fidelis said that “TopSpin decoys, traps and lures automatically adapt to the changing behaviors and topology of the network.” Fidelis said it will add TopSpin’s technology platform to…

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