DULLES, Va., Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) announced it has acquired Herndon, Virginia-based Foreground Security, a
leading provider of security operations centers (SOCs), managed
security service solutions and cybersecurity professional services.
The acquired company, which will be called Raytheon
Foreground Security (RFS), accelerates Raytheon's expansion into
managed security services across federal, international and
commercial markets. RFS has approximately 165 employees, 85 percent
who are trained cybersecurity experts.
"Raytheon Foreground Security has an exceptionally strong
portfolio of solutions and proprietary technology in some of the
fastest growing segments of the cybersecurity market," said
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon
Intelligence, Information and Services. "Importantly, they will
complement and expand our cybersecurity business. Their
capabilities are compelling and clearly add immediate value to our
already broad cyber offerings," Wajsgras added.
Foreground Security's Virtual Security Operations Center (V-SOC)
and Automated Threat Intelligence Platform (ATIP) offer unique
advanced cyber monitoring, threat hunting and professional services
capabilities.
"Foreground has a well-earned reputation for cutting edge, next
generation capabilities in security monitoring services and
proprietary 'cyber hunting' technologies," said David Amsler, founder and CEO of Foreground
Security. "And now as part of Raytheon, we will have the resources
and breadth to build upon these advanced capabilities and bring
them to a much larger global customer set."
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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