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The State of M&A in the Cyber Market – Maria Lewis Kussmaul, AGC Partners

 There’s a heavy focus in the market on reducing the time to detect and respond before
damage is done.

 Buyer focus is shifting to detection and response from prevention.

 Next generation endpoint security is hot.

 A recent PwC survey indicated that security budgets are up 24% in 2015 driven by a 38%
increase in security incidents.

 Security industry leadership is now up for grabs as next generation players battle
incumbents.

 Demand for effective countermeasures is strong.

 Cyber investments and M&A pace will continue at a more discriminating pace and with more
disparate outcomes.

This event provided a lot of great insight on the industry and I highly recommend that anyone
interested in the future of cybersecurity check out CyberMaryland 2016 next fall.

About the Author

Hexis Cyber Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The KEYW Holding
Corporation (NASDAQ: KEYW) , and a provider of advanced cybersecurity
solutions for commercial companies and government agencies.

Todd Weller, VP, Corporate Development, joined Hexis Cyber Solutions in
March 2014. His responsibilities include analyst relations, competitive and
market intelligence, corporate visibility, M&A, and strategic partnership
development.

Todd draws on his 17+ years of experience as an equity research analyst where he covered the
security industry for much of that time. In his equity research career Todd provided research
coverage of over 60 companies across several technology sectors, including security, infrastructure
software, data center/cloud hosting, and healthcare IT.

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