Symantec Acquires WholeSecurity
September 23, 2005
Symantec Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WholeSecurity, Inc., a developer of behavior-based anti-phishing and malware-detection technology. The acquisition is intended to integrate WholeSecurity's zero-hour, behavior-based protections into Symantec's consumer and enterprise security products to strengthen anti-phishing and endpoint defenses.
- Buyers
- Symantec Corporation
- Targets
- WholeSecurity, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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