{
  "id": 14842366,
  "title": "Proofpoint Plans to Buy Varonis For $6.3 Billion to Combat AI Risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/proofpoint-plans-to-buy-varonis-for-6-3-billion-to-combat-ai-risks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T01:48:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/acquiring/2026/proofpoint-plans-to-buy-varonis-for-6-3-billion-to-combat-ai-risks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis Systems for $6.3 billion to create what it said will be the largest data and artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity organization and a leading pure-play cybersecurity company. Proofpoint, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, is a provider of human and agent cybersecurity, while Varonis offers data and AI security, Proofpoint said in a Thursday (Oct. 15)…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}