January 9, 2025

🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-01-09

I'm reflecting on my top LinkedIn post and the buzz around Wiz's impact on M&A in cybersecurity.

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I noticed the aggregated coverage of Wiz on Techmeme.

Techmeme: Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz names veteran exec Fazal Merchant as president and CFO to prepare for a US IPO; sources: Wiz has annual revenues of ~$500M (Steven Scheer/Reuters)

By Steven Scheer / Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

Looking back on my (still) most popular LinkedIn post of my time on the site is fascinating.

Jay Cuthrell on LinkedIn: Wiz CEO: 2024 Will Be the Year of Acquisitions

🔮🧠🤖🔐☁️📊 "So definitely we believe that 2024, for us, will be the year of acquisitions" -- Assaf Rappaport, CEO of Wiz

Now, imagine the post-IPO capabilities for M&A of a cybersecurity juggernaut in an economic period where post-ZIRP funded cybersecurity companies can be combined, aligned, and unified.

Note: Some images via Unsplash

Disclosure

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Cuthrell Consulting LLC
Attn: Jay Cuthrell
1903 Live Oak St #92
Beaufort, NC 28516-0092

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