Verizon acquires Cybertrust


ICSA Labs parent company subsumed.


Verizon Business

, a division of

Verizon Communications

has

announced

that it is set to acquire managed security services supplier

Cybertrust

.

The privately held

Cybertrust

provides identity management, vulnerability and threat management services; and professional services, including forensics and risk analysis.

Verizon

plans to use the acquisition to extend its own security portfolio and expand its reach globally.


ICSA Labs

, one of the industry’s better known product certification and testing centres, is currently an independent division of

Cybertrust

and once the acquisition has completed will also fall under the

Verizon

umbrella.

The purchase – for which financial details were not disclosed – is expected to complete in the next two to three months.

Posted on 16 May 2007 by

Virus Bulletin


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