Security Vendor Consolidation Continues:VMware and HID Global Announce Acquisitions. The new year continues to bring with it substantial information security vendor consolidation activity.VMware acquired AirWatch, an enterprise mobile management and security solutions company, for about $1.18 billion in cash and $365 million of installment payments and assumed unvested equity. The company has more than 10,000 customers globally and more than 1,600 employees. The deal comes just a few weeks after breach detection provider FireEye acquired incident response and remediation services company Mandiant.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/security-vendor-consolidation-continues-a-6416