SoftBank Corp. invests $100M in cybersecurity startup

An emerging Boston-based cybersecurity firm received $100 million in funding June 21 from Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank Corp., a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, reports CNBC.

Cybereason, which specializes in end-point detection, runs behavioral analytics on an organization's network to detect and respond to threats, according to the company's website.

Lior Div, co-founder and CEO of Cybereason, told CNBC the company will use the funding to expand its products, hire additional employees and increase its office space.

Cybereason has raised $189 million in funding to date, according to CNBC, with investment from Charles River Ventures, Lockheed Martin and Spark Capital. The company declined to disclose its valuation to CNBC.

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