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PDI acquires cybersecurity protection providers

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December 18, 2020

PDI, a provider of enterprise software solutions to the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries, has acquired Cybera Inc. and ControlScan Managed Security Services, providers of managed security solutions to protect customers against cybersecurity threats, according to a press release. The acquisitions complement PDI's cloud product strategy, bringing customers a managed, cloud-based network security solution.

The industry has seen a surge in IoT data from the proliferation of edge devices such as POS systems, payments, tank gauges, digital displays and self-service kiosks that capture data and serve as a potential threat vector for would-be cyberattacks, according to the press release.

Terms of the acquisitions were not revealed.