Acquisitions in Virginia in 2015

Raytheon Company has acquired Herndon, Virginia-based Foreground Security, a provider of security operations centers (SOCs), managed security services and cybersecurity professional services. The deal — which creates Raytheon Foreground Security (RFS) — expands Raytheon's managed security capabilities across federal, international and commercial markets; Foreground has approximately 165 employees.

CA Technologies has completed the acquisition of Xceedium, Inc., a provider of privileged identity management solutions for on-premise, cloud and hybrid IT environments. The deal brings Xceedium's proxy-based gateway privileged identity controls into CA's security portfolio; all Xceedium personnel have joined CA and terms were not disclosed.

Accenture has acquired FusionX, a Washington, D.C.-area cyber security firm founded in 2010 that specializes in advanced attack simulation, threat modeling, investigations and security risk advisory services. The acquisition strengthens Accenture's global Security practice by adding FusionX's red-team and advanced adversary simulation capabilities to Accenture's security transformation and operations offerings. Terms were not disclosed.