By: AtlanTech

The privately held managed security services company has agreed to acquire the assets of VeriSign Inc.'s managed security services business, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing.

SecureWorks monitors corporate networks and helps protect against online attacks from crooks looking to steal financial and other information. SecureWorks, rumored to be an IPO candidate, is in an acquisition-heavy industry -- one into which Goliaths like IBM Corp. and AT&T Inc. have bludgeoning their way.

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