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Sunstone Partners: We Had a Letter of Intent to Buy Synopsys' Security Testing UnitA California private equity firm sued Synopsys and accused the systems design behemoth of breaching an exclusivity agreement by shopping its $525 million software integrity business. Sunstone Partners Management said it signed a letter of intent to acquire Synopsys' security testing services unit.

Deal Will Thwart Lateral Movement of Malicious Traffic Inside of Corporate NetworksZscaler purchased an agentless segmentation startup founded by longtime Juniper Networks executives to dynamically control access to critical infrastructure based on identity and context. Acquiring Airgap Networks will prevent sophisticated threats from moving laterally within IoT or OT devices.

Cybersecurity occupies a growing priority status in merger and acquisition discussions. But what about the specific role of identity security? SailPoint's Lori Diesen showcases the value of transitioning to SaaS-based identity security to reduce risk during M&A activity.

Buying CDR Startup Gem Will Help Wiz Address Needs of SecOps, Incident RespondersWiz bought a cloud detection and response startup founded by a longtime Israeli Military Intelligence leader to address security operations and incident response use cases. The deal will bring Wiz's chops in securing infrastructure and cloud environments together with Gem's expertise inside the SOC.

Jeetu Patel on How Buying Splunk Will Fortify Cisco's Security, AI and Data MuscleExecutive Vice President and General Manager Jeetu Patel explains how Cisco's $28 billion acquisition of Splunk will transform the company's security practice to bring in advanced AI, improve data analysis and streamline operations for a stronger defense against cyberthreats.