Cybersecurity startup PhishMe acquired for $400 million by private equity consortium and rebranded as Cofense

Cybersecurity startup PhishMe has been acquired by an undisclosed syndicate of private equity firms and rebranded as Cofense, with the company stating that the deal valued it at around $400 million.
Leesburg, Virginia-based PhishMe provides tools that help employees recognize malicious phishing emails. This partly involves conditioning staff to identify rogue emails, and it also allows them to report suspicious emails to their internal security teams. Spear phishing tricks people