BOSTON: Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc has acquired Mandiant Corp, the computer forensics specialist best known for unveiling a secretive Chinese military unit believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks on US companies.
FirEye shares jumped more than 20% after Thursday's announcement of the US$1.05bil (RM3.46bil) cash-and-stock deal, which FireEye said closed on Monday. It unites two companies with relatively new technologies for thwarting cyberattacks, and brings together two of the most-respected executives in the security industry: FireEye CEO Dave DeWalt and Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia.