Mergers & Acquisitions

Cryptography Research has signed a patent licence agreement with Samsung Electronics.

Barracuda Networks argues that the deal would protect users of the open source Clam AV software, yet intrusion detection pioneer Sourcefire says it's being 'substantially undervalued'

ChoicePoint, whose breach disclosure in 2005 served as a watershed moment, has been acquired by LexisNexis information service patent, Reed Elsevier, for $4.1 billion, the two companies announced on Thursday.