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A Look at How the 2nd Largest Deal in Cyber History Nearly Fell Apart in the 11th HourThe second-largest acquisition in cybersecurity history included initial outreach in 2023, the seller nearly walking away and an accelerated announcement timeline due to media leaks. Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora first approached CyberArk Chairman Udi Mokady about a potential deal back in May 2023.

CEO Amir Ben-Efraim: Acquisition Adds AI-Powered File Sanitization to Browser ToolsThrough its acquisition of Votiro, Menlo Security has embedded file-level sanitization and AI-powered detection directly into its enterprise browser stack. CEO Amir Ben-Efraim says the move helps prevent malware, data leaks and phishing risks at the browser level.

Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Cavium, a maker of semiconductors acquired in 2018 by Marvell, was identified in the documents leaked in 2013 by Edward Snowden as a vendor that cooperated with US intelligence agencies to backdoor its chips, it is alleged.…