HP Announces Acquisition of Bromium

HP Announces Acquisition of Bromium
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HP announced the acquisition of Bromium, an end point security start-up. After the deal, Bromium will become part of HP’s broader platform to secure end-point devices.

Bromium protects enterprises by using virtualization-based security to isolate browser-based attacks, malicious downloads, email attachments and other applications in unique, hardware-enforced micro-virtual machines. Their technology complements and enhances HP’s existing security platform with hardware enforced application isolation and containment to protect against advanced attacks while providing real-time threat intelligence. Combined with HP solutions, it provides comprehensive protection against the most sophisticated malware and enhances our industry leading firmware and BIOS security layers.

“Security is a key competitive differentiator for HP, providing the most secure PCs and printers on the market,“ said Andy Rhodes, GM and Global Head of Commercial Systems at HP. “The acquisition of Bromium extends our investments, leadership and focus in this space and securing end point devices that are on the front lines of defense against cyber security attacks.“