Sophos Acquires Cloud Infrastructure Security Company, Avid Secure


📅 - Global network and endpoint security provider Sophos has acquired cloud infrastructure security company Avid Secure – a provider of AI-based cloud security analytics, compliance, and a DevSecOps platform, for end-to-end protection in public cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and Google.

Founded in 2017 and processing millions of metrics in real-time, Avid Secure uses artificial intelligence and automation to address the real-world challenges of cloud security including lack of workload visibility, and the constant monitoring required to stay ahead of today's sophisticated attacks.

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