APT fighter FireEye files for $175M IPO

FireEye, a Californian company that was started up in 2004 by a former Sun Microsystems engineer, has raised around $100 million from venture firms, including $50 million earlier this year. Its SEC filing reveals that it has more than 900 employees. It seems quite rare to see an IPO for a cyber security company, especially one that is 9 years old. I think FireEye have hit the big time with their focus on Advanced Persistent Threats. The fight against APTs required a radical re-think of optimal security measures.

This Month's Cyber Security Investments and Acquisitions

Acquisitions, and several start-ups raising significant funds - here are the ones I came across this month:

'MobileSpaces' raises $8.6m for Enterprise security for mobiles

RiskIQ raises $10m for web security

Facebook acquires UK software testing firm

Cisco acquires Sourcefire

Seculert Raises $10M For Anti-Botnet Cure

RSA acquires Aveksa

Symantec snaps up Spanish single sign-on provider PasswordBank

Ping Identity Raises $44 Million For Next-Gen Identity Management

Accumuli accumulates another cyber security company

Accumuli, a serial acquirer of early stage cyber security companies, has announced another UK acquisition, Cambridge-based Signify Solution. Signify is a managed service provider of hosted two factor authentication solutions.

Accumuli announces acquisition of Signify Solutions
Also see:
Signify win 'Best Remote Access Security' at SC Awards 2013