Cybersecurity firm Cybereason, which helps combat real-time cyber-attacks using artificial intelligence and counts Lockheed Martin SoftBank and Motorola among its clients, has received $100M in its fourth round.
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Atento, the leading BPO company in Latin America, acquires Brazilian company Interfile
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ISG buys competitor Alsbridge to create outsourcing consultancy giant
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What operations have there been in cybersecurity in December 2016?
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Spain's 4IQ raises $14M to internationalise and gain traction in the cybersecurity analytics market
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