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EMC Buys NetWitness

The acquisition will be part of RSA, EMC’s security unit
By Maureen O'Gara
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April 9, 2011 07:00 PM EDT
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EMC said Monday that it's bought NetWitness Corporation, a privately held network security analysis operation in Virginia that lets security teams detect and remediate advanced threats like insider threats, zero-day exploits, targeted malware, advanced persistent threats, fraud, espionage, data leakage and the continuous monitoring of critical security controls while automating the incident investigation process. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will be part of RSA, EMC's security unit. NetWitness claims customers across the Global 1000 and government agencies.

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