Gary Guseinov: Reasons Why M&A Is the Engine Driving Cyber Security
After a decade or so, most other IT sectors reach some technology maturity and status. But the cybersecurity sector is unique in that the technology can never mature because adversaries are constantly evolving. Incumbent security vendors must continue to respond, and M&A acquisition is one of the ways they stay on the leading edge of the innovation curve. VCs and PEs that see this exit potential continue to fuel new startups. According to Gary Guseinov's work, both the sell-side and the buy-side of the M&A market. Here are the structural trends that drive M&A activity in cybersecurity. · More than a decade of VC and PE investments has created a bounty of security startups . Walk the aisles at the RSA Conference, and you'll see them. Many of these funded startups are essentially built for acquisition in that they are more focused on developing "features" than becoming fully baked companies. It means th...
