Security

Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud, which provides security monitoring, visualization, and automatic threat detection, has launched as a fully procurable SaaS service available on the AWS Marketplace. www.cisco.com

Kaspersky Lab has patented new technology that automates the detection of remote control tools. The new technology uses machine learning to defend against advanced threats and will become the part of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack (KATA) solution in 2018. www.kaspersky.com

Fortinet announced that it has extended its virtualized Security Fabric applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers with a broad set of solutions that can be managed through a centralized console. www.fortinet.com

CrowdStrike, announced the availability of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. www.crowdstrike.com

Miscellaneous

McAfee acquired Skyhigh Networks, a provider of cloud access security broker (CASB) tech-nology, for an undisclosed amount. www.mcafee.com

Barracuda Networks announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, LLC. in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.6 billion. www.barracuda.com

Proofpoint announced it has completed its acquisition of Cloudmark, provider of messaging se-curity and threat intelligence for internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile carriers worldwide. www.proofpoint.com

Proofpoint has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weblife.io, a leader in browser iso-lation solutions. www.proofpoint.com