Varonis Buys AI Email Security Firm SlashNext

Varonis buys AI email security firm SlashNext

Varonis has acquired SlashNext, an AI-driven email security company, for up to $150 million in a move that reflects the rising role of artificial intelligence in both attack and defense. The acquisition, announced Tuesday, brings together Varonis’ focus on data-centric security and threat detection with SlashNext’s technology for blocking phishing and social engineering attacks across email and collaboration platforms. The companies cited a rapi…

Varonis Buys SlashNext to Fuse Data Security With AI-Driven Email Defense

Varonis Systems, long known for its grip on unstructured data protection, is moving into one of the most contested battlefields in cybersecurity: email. The company announced Tuesday that it has acquired SlashNext, a startup built on AI-native defenses against phishing and social engineering attacks that increasingly bypass traditional security filters.Founded by Atif Mushtaq—who helped design FireEye’s original malware sandbox—SlashNext has mad…

Varonis acquires SlashNext to boost phishing and social engineering defenses - SiliconANGLE

Automated data security company Varonis Systems Inc. announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. for a reported $150 million. Founded in 2014, SlashNext is a cybersecurity company that is focused on detecting and blocking phishing and social-engineering attacks across email, browsers, mobile devices and collaboration platforms. The company […] The post Varonis acquires SlashNext to boos…

Israeli data security co Varonis buys SlashNext

No financial details were disclosed but "Bloomberg" reports Varonis is paying up to $150 million for the company, which uses predictive AI to remove threats from email inboxes in real time.