Percipient Networks, a US-based internet security subsidiary of commercialisation firm Allied Minds, was acquired by network security company WatchGuard Technologies for an undisclosed sum today.
Founded in 2014, Percipient has developed an internet security suite, dubbed Strongarm, that protects clients against malicious websites. The platform does this by routing traffic through its own domain name system, the register that makes sure a URL leads to the correct website.
The approach means Strongarm can prevent users from accidentally accessing dangerous files…