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Acquisitions can change ownership of security teams, systems, and data, creating risks around access, integration, compliance, and incident response.

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An acquisition is the purchase of a company, business unit, or technology by another organization, transferring control of its people, systems, and data. In information security, the event matters because the buyer may inherit unfamiliar networks, cloud services, software, credentials, suppliers, and unresolved security issues.

Before integration, security due diligence should identify exposed systems, critical vulnerabilities, active threats, prior incidents, and obligations governing personal or regulated data. After closing, teams must control access between environments, remove unnecessary accounts, verify asset ownership and logging, and bring inherited systems into vulnerability-management and monitoring processes. Connecting legacy infrastructure too quickly can create new attack paths, while poorly planned changes can hinder detection or incident response. Privacy and compliance reviews should confirm that data use, retention, and cross-border transfers remain lawful under the combined organization.

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Bank Info Security 8 months, 1 week ago

Ping Identity Boosts Frontline Staff Access With Keyless Buy

Keyless's Biometric Tech to Improve Privacy, Account Recovery and User ExperiencePing Identity will acquire Keyless to expand passwordless authentication to frontline workers who lack access to smartphones. The deal gives Ping deepfake-resistant, privacy-first biometrics that don't store user templates on servers, easing identity verification and account recovery.

Bank Info Security 8 Nov 2025, 12:30 p.m. Acquisition Authentication Biometrics Deepfake Mobile Privacy
Bank Info Security 8 months, 1 week ago

Bugcrowd Purchases Mayhem to Expand AppSec Testing Platform

Joint Platform to Offer Human-Led, Automated Application Security in One PlaceBugcrowd acquired Mayhem Security to integrate automated application testing with human-led testing capabilities. The company plans to embed Pittsburgh-based Mayhem's reinforcement learning tech and AI models into its broader platform to speed up vulnerability detection.

Bank Info Security 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 p.m. Acquisition Application Security Artificial Intelligence Automation Vulnerability
Bank Info Security 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Zscaler Purchases SPLX to Strengthen GenAI Model Protection

Acquisition Boosts AI Defense from Red-Teaming, Risk Scoring to Compliance TrackingThe SPLX acquisition gives Zscaler new tools for red-teaming, AI governance and pre-deployment risk analysis. The deal will strengthen Zscaler's push to provide comprehensive GenAI protection, from cloud model discovery to runtime guardrails and ongoing compliance reporting.

Bank Info Security 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 p.m. Acquisition Artificial Intelligence Cloud Compliance Zscaler