<p>Microsoft has just announced that the company is in the final stages of the agreement to acquire RiskIQ, a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco.</p>
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<p>Microsoft still hasn&#8217;t confirmed the details of the agreement yet, but rumors say that the RiskIQ company is probably going to be acquired for $500 million in cash.</p>
<p>The Redmond giant already has a great collection of security solutions for its multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments and with the addition of Risk IQ&#8217;s its customers will be able to better apprehend online threats in digital environments.</p>
<p>Even though RiskIQ will become part of Microsoft&#8217;s existing security portfolio the company plans to continue serving RiskIQ&#8217;s existing customer base and its community of security professionals.</p>