Security News > 2021 > February > Palo Alto Networks drops $156m to absorb DevSecOps firm Bridgecrew

Palo Alto Networks has described its $156m buy of cloudy DevSecOps biz Bridgecrew as a "Key bet" at a time when the world has never been more reliant on off-premises computing.

The buyout was made public early yesterday evening, and Palo Alto said Bridgecrew's "Developer-first infrastructure-as-code security platform" sits well with its Prisma public cloud security product.

"Bridgecrew provides a very valuable set of capabilities that our customers are looking for," wrote Palo Alto exec veep Lee Klarich in an update.

As for Bridgecrew's open-source emphasis, Palo Alto said it "Will continue to invest" in that "As part of its ongoing commitment to DevOps security."

Bridgecrew's open-source Checkov code analysis product featured prominently in the two companies' joint statement about the buyout, with Palo Alto noting it passed a million downloads in 2020.

"Once integrated," said Palo Alto, "Prisma Cloud customers will benefit from a single platform that will deliver cloud security from build time to runtime, seamlessly connecting security and DevOps teams."

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