Cybersecurity giant Symantec has acquired Javelin Networks, a software developer to protect enterprises from active directory-based attacks.
The Microsoft Active Directory services have become a key target for cyberattacks, by using the service to identify users, servers and computers in an enterprise network and use this to make multi-stage attacks. In order to counter this, Javelin Networks deploys its software to protect the directory users and commonly used resources such as domain resources, including domain controllers, domain identities, and domain credentials.
Its technology is capable of identifying any Active Directory misconfiguration or backdoors, and prevent any information reconnaissance or credential misuse.
Following this acquisition, Symantec is implementing the Javelin solution into its endpoint security service. The Symantec Endpoint Protection service helps customers with difficulties in cloud generation by simplifying and optimising environments.
Symantec senior vice president Javed Hasan said, “In the cloud generation, identity management services, such as Active Directory, are a critical part of a user’s interaction with their organization’s applications and services. They are also a critical information repository that attackers regularly exploit.
“The addition of Javelin Networks technology to our industry-leading endpoint security portfolio gives Symantec customers a unique advantage in one of the most vulnerable and critical areas of IT infrastructure. Most importantly, it can help expose exploitable backdoors in AD and stop attacks at the point of breach while preventing lateral movement.”
This is the second acquisition from Symantec this week, having previously purchased mobile security solution Appthority. This deal will see the strengthening of Symantec’s SEP Mobile solution, by bolstering the protection of various endpoints.
Symantec has had a busy week, with private equity veteran Thoma Bravo approaching the company for a potential buyout. While the deal value has not been disclosed, it could be colossal, due to its $15bn market value and $5bn in debt.
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