Lacoon Mobile works in the field of development of means of information security for mobile devices.
History
Lacoon experts from the sphere of mobile cyber security and defense technologies in Tel Aviv founded, Israel in 2011. The group of sales of the company works in San Francisco.
2015: Merge to Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
On April 9, 2015 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd announced acquisition of Lacoon Mobile Security company. Transaction amount is not disclosed.
Lacoon is a market leader of mobile security and provides solutions for a comprehensive protection of mobile devices. The company shows the best indicators of detection of threats among corporate platforms on ensuring mobile security.
Lacoon proposes complete solutions for iOS and Android, complements the operating systems of corporate security and mobile infrastructure with means of protecting in real time.
"The mobility became the normal phenomenon within business processes as mobile solutions allow employees to work anywhere and when necessary — Gil Shwed, the CEO and the chairman of the board of directors of Check Point Software Technologies considers. — However today the companies not always apply all necessary measures of protection of mobile devices. The traditional strategy of MDM consider existence of mobile devices, but miss an important factor — protection of these devices and data on them. Adding of Lacoon technologies, the leader in the field of prevention of threats for mobile devices, will allow us to propose to customers the most complete solution in the field of mobile security in the market".
Acquisition of Lacoon will add the patented technologies of prevention of mobile threats to the Check Point portfolio. Lacoon technologies will help to expand offers of Check Point in the field of mobile security at the expense of the improved emulation of mobile threats, the analysis of behavioural risks and opportunities of detection of anomalies in real time.
Founders and staff of Lacoon will be a part of Check Point.
The deal on purchase is closed on March 31, 2015.
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