Move Over Strategic Buyers. How Private Equity is changing the Face of the Cybersecurity Industry. PE has played a role in the industry for two decades with Thoma Bravo making multiple investments. But now bigger and bigger funds are jumping in. They are starting to influence valuations and the very shape of the cybersecurity industry. Traditional strategic investors like McAfee, Symantec, Cisco, and IBM, have taken a backseat, although new players include Palo Alto Networks, and VMware. Richard is the Author of the following books: Author of the following Books: Curmudgeon: How to Succeed as an Industry Analyst Stiennon on Security: Collected Essays Security Yearbook 2020 Secure Cloud Transformation: The CIO's Journey There Will Be Cyberwar Up and to the RIGHT Surviving Cyberwar