Microsoft To get security firm hexadecite

San Francisco, June 9: Ransomware attacks encouraged Microsoft to sign a deal to buy a US-headquarter company that provides hexadecut agent, agent, automatic incident investigation and prevention solutions. " Our vision to deliver a new generation that helps protect our customer, detect and evolve from time to time and constantly respond to changing cyberthreat landscape," Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group, Microsoft, said. Although the terms of the agreement were not disclosed, TechCrunch said that the deal was imprisoned for $ 100 million, to purchase an AI used to identify and protect the attacks. According to a Microsoft blog, once closed, the acquisition will build on the successful work Microsoft was already doing to help commercial Windows 10 customers detect, investigate and respond to advanced attacks on their networks with Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP).

WDATP continues to prove its value in detecting high-profile security cases such as zero-day attacks, ransomware and other advanced cyberthreats. With Hexadite, WDATP will include endpoint security automated remediation, while continuing the incredible growth in activations of WDATP, which now protects almost two million devices. "Hexadite's technology and talent will augment our existing capabilities and enable our ability to add new tools and services to Microsoft's robust enterprise security offerings," Myerson added. Windows 10 was the most secure version of Windows ever and with ongoing investments in the areas of automating detection and remediation.  Windows 10 Defense Department of Defense, Australian Department of Human Services, Kimberly-Clarke, MARS Inc., Crystal Group and many other customers will continue their transactions.. Hexadite headquarters are based in Boston, with a team of researchers in Tel-Aviv, IsraelAfter the end of the deal, after the integration, hexadite is fully absorbed into Microsoft as part of Windows and Device Group.