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Imperva to Acquire Application Security Firm Prevoty for $140 million

Imperva to Acquire Application Security Firm Prevoty for $140 million Image Credit: vska/Bigstockphoto.com

Imperva a leading global provider of cybersecurity solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Prevoty in a deal worth $140 million.

Together, Imperva and Prevoty will provide comprehensive security solutions to protect application services residing on-premises and in the cloud. This solution aligns with how organizations are developing and deploying application services in a hybrid cloud world.

The combination of Imperva and Prevoty will expand customers’ security capabilities and their visibility into how applications are accessed, what happens within the applications, and how applications and users interact with data. With this expanded view across their business assets, customers will have deeper insights to help them understand and mitigate security risk.

Prevoty will enable customers using agile development to natively build security into their applications, extending Imperva’s reach into the DevOps market. Prevoty combines the rich, detailed context of the application itself with an easy-to-deploy security solution that integrates seamlessly into continuous integration and continuous deployment life cycles.

Chris Hylen, President and CEO, Imperva
The acquisition is expected to advance our hybrid security strategy and further our mission to deliver best-in-class cybersecurity solutions.

Julian Bellanger, CEO of Provoty
We believe that the combination of our solutions with Imperva’s portfolio of products will allow us to jointly create the gold standard in technology for application and data protection for organizations everywhere.

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