FireEye (FEYE), the Milpitas, Calif.-based cybersecurity firm led by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt, has acquired Dallas, Tx.-based iSight Partners for $200 million. iSight Partners operates locally through a large analysis center in Chantilly, Va. The company specializes in threat intelligence collection and information organization.
iSight Partners is able to collect this cyberthreat data by leveraging a 250-person network of intelligence agents, who are able to spot cyberattacks when they first appear credible. These agents are spread throughout the world, in countries like Brazil, India and Ukraine, and typically boast prior experience work for government and/or security forces, iSight CEO John Watters told the Wall Street Journal.
This intelligence gathering approach, which includes agents monitoring hacker forums and forming relationships with local sources, is largely a departure from most cybersecurity threat intelligence services that rely upon automation and complex data streams. For the full article click here
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