Security News > 2020 > June > VMware beefs up security chops with Lastline acquisition, reportedly drops 40 per cent of staff

VMware is acquiring antimalware company Lastline to boost its network security offerings.

As Lastline is privately held, terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

In particular, VMware says, the AI-powered detection tools and malware analysis features of Lastline should prove useful for NSX. "The NSX architecture will allow Lastline to perform network analytics at massive scale, across tens of thousands of cores, without the burden of tapping network traffic," VMware networking and security senior VP and general manager Tom Gillis said of the deal.

An anonymous source tells The Register that part of the deal includes a 40 per cent reduction in staff at Lastine, about 50 or so employees.

VMware declined to comment on the matter, while El Reg has yet to hear back from the Lastline camp.

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