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  "id": 14889333,
  "title": "Israeli cybersecurity firm Varonis Systems to be bought by Proofpoint in $6.3 billion deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/israeli-cybersecurity-firm-varonis-systems-to-be-bought-by-proofpoint",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-10-16T05:54:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cybersecurity-firm-varonis-systems-to-be-bought-by-proofpoint-in-6-3-billion-deal/"
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  "summary": "Deal expected to close in first half of 2027; co-founder and CEO: 'Our mission is to secure AI and the data that powers it'",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity company Proofpoint plans to buy data security firm Varonis Systems in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.3B (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/thoma-bravo-owned-cybersecurity-company-proofpoint-plans-to-buy-data",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:55:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/proofpoint-agrees-to-buy-data-security-company-varonis-for-6-3b-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:48:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm Varonis to be acquired by Proofpoint for $6.3 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-founded-cybersecurity-firm-varonis-to-be-acquired-by",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:10:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Varonis Agrees To Go Private In $6.3 Bln Cash Deal With Cybersecurity Firm Proofpoint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/varonis-agrees-to-go-private-in-6-3-bln-cash-deal-with-cybersecurity",
        "published": "2026-10-16T05:21:46.000Z"
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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."
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