VMware on Prowl for Security Acquisitions, Report Says
The Dell subsidiary has approached Israel-linked cybersecurity company SentinelOne regarding a possible acquisition, The Information reported
Dell Technologies subsidiary VMware Inc. is looking to expand its business by acquiring security companies, according to a Tuesday The Information report.
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Palo Alto, California-based VMware is cloud computing virtualization software company. The company has a security division of its own, the VMware Security Engineering, Communications & Response group (vSECR), responsible for developing security initiatives for the company's software.
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Citing people familiar with the matter, The Information reported that in recent months VMware had approached several security information companies regarding a possible acquisition to boost its security offerings. One of the companies is Israel-linked SentinelOne, according to the report.
Mountain View, California-based SentinelOne was founded by Israeli-born Almog Cohen, Tomer Weingarten and Ehud Shamir. The Privately held company raised $70 million in January in a Series C funding round. SentinelOne develops and sells behavior-based endpoint protection software.
According to The Information, VMware approached SentinelOne this spring.
The Information also reported that VMware held such discussions this summer with Waltham, Massachusetts-based Carbon Black Inc., a company developing endpoint cybersecurity software, but that the talks ended without a deal.
SentinelOne and VMware have been approached for comment but have yet to respond.
Update: Carbon Black has declined to comment.