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SoftBank backs Cybereason with USD 100 mln investment

Wednesday 21 June 2017 09:04 CET | News

Cybereason has received USD 100 million in investment from its biggest investor SoftBank, a Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet corporation.

The funds will be used by the cybersecurity-focused startup to develop new technologies and increase distribution channels. SoftBank, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp, is also one of startups biggest customer and distribution partner, according to Reuters.

Following the latest financing, the security company has raised a total of USD 189 million in capital from CRV, Spark Capital, Lockheed Martin and SoftBank since its creation in 2012.

Cybereason is a US-based cyber security company specializing in endpoint detection and response software, and its products are used by companies to protect their systems from cyber-attacks, such as the recent WannaCry ransomware attack.


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