SurfControl pays $14.7 million for Messagesoft

By
Follow google news

UK web filtering firm SurfControl has acquired anti-spam company Messagesoft for an estimated $14.7m.

The deal will give SurfControl ownership of US based Messagesoft's Chinese sales and Linux appliance technology. SurfControl will pay $9.69 million in cash up front and pay the rest by the end of the year.


SurfControl said it hopes to accelerate its global distribution and add beef up its range of security products.

"The secure content market is evolving and presenting us with new opportunities for growth," said Steve Purdham CEO and co-founder of SurfControl. "This acquisition, together will form the foundation stones for our next level of growth."

Add iTnews as your trusted source

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Copyright © SC Magazine, US edition
Tags:

Most Read Articles

Australian Medicare data portal "infiltrated" by OpenAI agent

Australian Medicare data portal "infiltrated" by OpenAI agent

Citrix confirms exploitation of Netscaler zero-day bugs

Citrix confirms exploitation of Netscaler zero-day bugs

ASD says prompt injection in AI cannot be fixed

ASD says prompt injection in AI cannot be fixed

AGL builds AI agent for security architecture reviews

AGL builds AI agent for security architecture reviews

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?