| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.07.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, July 11 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Even though Polina is out, she prepared this Q&A below for Term Sheet. Please do continue sending deals this week to Lucinda.shen@fortune.com.
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| 10.07.2018 | Atlanta Cybersecurity Firm Bomgar Acquires UK Security Company | Bomgar, a global private cybersecurity firm headquartered in Atlanta, has acquired Avecto, an endpoint security company headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices in Boston.
As of February, the almost 10,000-square-foot Boston locatio... |
| 10.07.2018 | Bomgar Acquiring Avecto to Create Leading Privileged Access Management Solution | Avecto adds market-leading endpoint privilege management to Bomgar’s Privileged Identity and Access solutions, resulting in a best-in-class Privileged Access Management (PAM) portfolio.
Combined solution will enable companies to defend aga... |
| 02.11.2017 | Avecto Named Most Valuable Partner of the Year by McAfee Security Innovation Alliance
Privilege management leader recognized for pioneering integrations | The McAfee Security Innovation Alliance is a technology partnering program that accelerates the development of interoperable security products, simplifies the integration of these products and provides a truly integrated, connected security... |
| 08.09.2017 | Poor security design and how not to handle a cyber attack -- lessons from Equifax | The data breach at credit agency Equifax looks to be one of the biggest in recent times. Industry experts have been quick to criticise both the company's security and its response to the breach.
Once again we've seen a breach exploiting a w... |
| 27.06.2017 | Major ransomware attack spreads rapidly across Europe | Companies, government departments and airports in the Ukraine have been hit by ransomware this afternoon and the attack now appears to be spreading across Europe.
In Ukraine, government departments, the central bank, a state-run aircraft ma... |
| 28.09.2016 | Avecto Expands in Boston as Endpoint Security Gets More Crowded | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Earlier this year, Xconomy compiled a list and map of cybersecurity organizations in the Boston area and found 60-plus companies. One that we missed was Avecto, a U.K.-based e... |
| 02.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 2, 2015 | ORIC Pharmaceuticals bagged $53M; Bluecore raised $21M; Osaro announced $3.3M funding
Technology innovators Realsafe Technologies have secured £1 million (approximately $1.5 million) of investment to scale their business, bringing with it n... |
| 02.12.2015 |
JMI Equity Backs UK's Avecto
| San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity has backed Avecto, a developer of endpoint security software, based in the UK, to the tune of $49M. Avecto said that Jit Sinha and Suken Vakil, both of JMI Equity, will join the company's b... |
| 02.12.2015 | Avecto Receives $49M Minority Investment from JMI Equity | Avecto, a Manchester, UK-based endpoint security software firm, received a $49m (£32m) minority investment from JMI Equity.
As part of the transaction, Jit Sinha, General Partner, and Suken Vakil, Principal, at JMI Equity, will join the Boa... |
| 02.12.2015 | Avecto Targets Continued Expansion in Endpoint Security with $49 Million Investment from JMI Equity | MANCHESTER, UK —Endpoint security software firm, Avecto, has received a $49 million (£32 million) minority investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software and services companies. As part of the tran... |
| 02.12.2015 | Avecto Raises First External Funding with $49M from JMI Equity | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
JMI Equity, the specialized growth equity firm based in San Diego and Baltimore, has invested $49 million to establish a minority stake in Avecto, a U.K.-based network securit... |
| 21.10.2015 | Large number of businesses use Windows 10, claims security firm | New research from end-point security software firm Avecto, conducted at this year's IP EXPO Europe event in London, has found that 54 percent of enterprises are already using Windows 10.
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| 25.02.2014 | An easy way to make your PC a lot safer | A new security study confirms something that many security experts already knew: one small change to your Windows settings can make your PC all but invulnerable to critical vulnerabilities.
Compliance and "privilege management" co... |
| 19.06.2013 | Avecto signs McAfee Elite Partner Caveo Systems to increase enterprise security in Ireland | Manchester (UK) and Boston (US) – June 19 – Avecto, the market leader in privilege management software, announced today they have signed a partnership agreement with one of McAfee’s leading Elite Partners, Caveo Systems, a specialist in IT ... |
| 30.09.2010 | Avecto Strengthens Support for Customers with New 24x7 Support Service for Windows Least Privilege Management | North Andover, Mass., and Manchester, UK—September 30th – Avecto, the most trusted name in privilege management for Microsoft Windows systems, today announced availability of its 24x7 support for customers. Avecto is extending its service o... |
| 15.10.2009 | Avecto Releases Privilege Guard 2.2 and Extends Policy Based Privilege Management to Windows 7 | Manchester, UK (15th October 2009) Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.2, with support for Windows 7 and comprehensive Group Policy managem... |
| 29.07.2009 | Avecto Releases Privilege Guard 2.1 with Privilege Monitoring Capability | Manchester, UK (29th July 2009) Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.1. “Many organizations want to remove local admin rights from their use... |
| 06.07.2009 | Avecto Success in Removing Admin Rights and Implementing Least Privilege, Spurs Expansion in the Americas | Boston » 6th July 2009 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in Least Privilege for corporate desktops, today announced the appointment of seasoned industry executive Joe L’Italien as Vice President of Sales of the Americas and the opening of... |
| 20.05.2009 | Avecto and Vistorm, an EDS Company, partner to help businesses accelerate the adoption of least privilege desktop management | Manchester » 20th May 2009 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in Least Privilege Management for corporate desktops, today announces the launch of the Avecto Solution Provider Program with Vistorm, an EDS Company, its first member.
Avecto h... |
| 02.03.2009 | Avecto Announces Release of Privilege Guard 2.0 with support for Active Directory Group Policy | Manchester » 2nd March 2009 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.0, which includes full integration with Active Directory Group Policy. “T... |
| 19.01.2009 | Avecto Reduces Risk of Dangerous Coding Errors and Enables Least Privilege | Experts announce agreement on the 25 most dangerous programming errors - and how to fix them
Manchester » 19th January 2009 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for corporate desktops, today announced its suppor... |
| 16.01.2009 | Avecto Appoints Advisory Board to Help Accelerate the Adoption of Least Privilege and the Removal of Admin Rights | Manchester » 16th January 2009 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for corporate desktops, today announced the appointment of a team of high-level advisors to help accelerate the adoption of least privilege and... |
| 15.12.2008 | Avecto appoints former AppSense Founder as CEO | Tony Bolland appointed as CEO
Manchester » 15th December 2008 – Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in Least Privilege for corporate desktops, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Tony Bolland as CEO and member of the Board.
Tony... |