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Amazon buys cybersecurity startup Sqrrl

By TechTaffy Desk

Amazon has acquired cybersecurity startup Sqrrl. The Sqrrl team will be joining the Amazon Web Services (AWS) family, Mark Terenzoni, Sqrrl CEO, said in a statement. Financial details of the transaction were not released.

Massachusetts-based Sqrrl was founded in 2012. Cofounder Ely Khan was a former National Security Agency (NSA) staffer.

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