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Palo Alto Networks Acquires Cybersecurity Behavioral Analytics Company LightCyber

Friday, March 3rd, 2017

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Palo Alto Networks [PANW] has acquired LightCyber, a private cybersecurity company that previously developed an automated behavioral analytics technology, for $105 million in cash, Palo Alto Networks said Tuesday.According to Gartner, a research and advisory firm, LightCyber has led the industry in these automated behavioral analytics capabilities. It uses machine learning to quickly and accurate identify attacks based on identifying behavioral anomalies inside a network, according to Palo Alto Networks.LightCyber’s technology analyzes user and entity activity before identifying and protecting…

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