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Cybersecurity must be proactive, as opposed to constantly playing catch-up and responding to vulnerabilities only after they’ve been exploited, writes Vincent Smyth, Senior Vice President EMEA, Flexera

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Supporting Flexera’s mission to reimagine how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, TA Associates joins existing investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

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When it comes to cybersecurity, your chief objective should be to manage things proactively and on your terms, as opposed to constantly playing catch-up and responding to vulnerabilities only after they've been exploited.

NEWS ANALYSIS: You can’t prevent all attempts to penetrate your enterprise security, but you can impede the attackers and you can keep them from getting the data they want.

As many software vendors continue to move towards a Software-as-a-Service model, the cost of software licenses is accounting for a significant portion of the typical IT budget, up to 30%. These costs are a substantial expenditure for today’s enterprise.

Hi, it's Dave Littman at Truth in IT. I'm joined by Mat Marnell. Matt, with Flexera Software. Matt, welcome.

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