Websense buys information leak prevention co., PortAuthority for $90M

Websense, a Web security and filtering software company, will acquire PortAuthority of Palo Alto for about $90 million.

PortAuthority, which sells an information leak prevention technology, had raised about $46 million in financing from ALP Enterprises, CAP Ventures, Greylock, Lexington Ventures, NEA and Sequoia Capital…. Continue Reading

Tablus raises $16M for yet another content compliance software effort

Tablus, a San Mateo start-up that provides content protection software, said it has raised $16 million in a second round funding from Trident Capital and Menlo Ventures. It is one of many players in the area, which includes companies like PortAuthority, Vontu and Reconnex.

Anne Bonaparte,… Continue Reading

Leak prevention company PortAuthority gets $18M more

PortAuthority, the data leak prevention company, has raised $18 million more in venture backing. New investor New Enterprise Associates led the round. Existing investors Sequoia, Greylock, and Lexington Ventures also participated.

We talked with Kittu Kolluri, the NEA venture capitalist who made the investment and who… Continue Reading