IR acquisitions and funding
36 acquisitions of incident response firms since 2020 and 30 funding rounds since 2022 on record. See the incident response firms in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Reynolds and Reynolds acquired Proton Dealership ITDealership cybersecurity firm offering incident response, training, assessments and monitoring | Undisclosed | Report on Reynolds and Reynolds buying Proton Dealership IT, August 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| May 2022 | FTCyber acquired Cyber ForensicsDeals with security breaches and examines digital evidence after attacks | Undisclosed | Report on FTCyber buying Cyber Forensics, May 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| March 2022 | Google acquired MandiantMandiant provides threat intelligence and incident response, now sold as Google Threat Intelligence alongside VirusTotal within Google Cloud. | $5.4bn | Report on Google buying Mandiant, March 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| February 2022 | SecurityScorecard acquired LIFARSServices covering digital evidence, handling attacks and staying strong online | Undisclosed | Report on SecurityScorecard buying LIFARS, February 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| February 2022 | Arctic Wolf acquired Tetra DefenseProvides incident response and recovery capabilities | Undisclosed | Report on Arctic Wolf buying Tetra Defense, February 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.