Summary: Fortinet has acquired Perception Point to enhance its cybersecurity offerings, particularly in securing collaboration and email tools in cloud-first environments. This move reflects Fortinet’s commitment to extending its security solutions beyond traditional email protection.
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Key Point :
- Fortinet’s acquisition of Perception Point aims to bolster security for collaboration tools like Slack and Teams.
- The integration of Perception Point’s AI technologies into Fortinet’s Security Fabric will enhance overall cybersecurity solutions.
- Perception Point has raised $74 million in funding and was founded by alumni of the Israeli Defense Forces’ Intelligence Corps.
- This acquisition follows Fortinet’s previous purchase of the Israeli firm EnSilo in 2019.
Fortinet, the $75 billion cybersecurity giant, has acquired Perception Point, a leader in advanced collaboration and email security. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The acquisition highlights Fortinet’s strategy to extend its cybersecurity solutions beyond email, aiming to secure the broader digital workspace as businesses increasingly adopt cloud-first and hybrid environments.
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Perception Point’s Michael Aminov, Yoram Salinger (center) and Shlomi Levin.
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Perception Point’s AI-powered technologies provide protection for critical collaboration tools such as Slack, Teams, and cloud storage applications, as well as web browsers and social platforms. These capabilities will be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric, the company’s unified platform designed to simplify and consolidate cybersecurity solutions.
Founded in 2015 by Michael Aminov and Shlomi Levin, alumni of the Israeli Defense Forces’ Intelligence Corps technology unit, Perception Point is led by CEO Yoram Salinger, the former CEO of RedBand. To date, the company has raised $74 million from investors including Red Dot Capital, the European arm of Nokia Growth Partners (NGP Capital), Pitango, and SOMV.
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This is not Fortinet’s first acquisition in Israel. The company previously acquired EnSilo, another Israeli cybersecurity firm, in 2019.
Source: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1sxwddnjl