LLR Partners acquired BluVector, a McLean, VA-based provider of a machine learning threat detection and cyber hunting solution.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was the seller in the deal.
LLR Partners has committed $50m to BluVector to support the acquisition and future growth plans. The company will operate as a standalone business led by CEO Kris Lovejoy, who previously served as president of the business unit within Northrop Grumman.
Led by Kris Lovejoy, CEO, BluVector provides network-based Advanced Threat Detection solutions to enable Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts and Incident Response teams to gain actionable insight on advanced threats in real time. It uses AI and machine learning to look across the entirety of network data to find linkages, analyze relationships and develop targeted threat profiles in real-time.
FinSMEs
09/01/2017