July 2010.
Here is the useful breakdown of what happened, when, and why it still matters for your organization’s data retention and software asset management. On July 19, 2010 , McAfee (then a public company) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Helix , Network General , and PGP Corporation in a single, coordinated move. July 2010
If you’ve worked in enterprise security for the last 15 years, you’ve likely seen the names Helix , McAfee , Network General , and PGP Corporation on old asset registers, compliance reports, or legacy endpoint logs. What you might not know is that these companies didn’t just partner—they underwent a complex series of acquisitions and re-mergers that created the blueprint for modern endpoint security suites. If you’ve worked in enterprise security for the
| Entity | What McAfee acquired | Purchase price | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Whole company (email & disk encryption) | ~$140 million | | Network General | Only the Helix DLP product line (not the whole company) | ~$65 million (for Helix) | you’ve likely seen the names Helix
Simultaneously, a private equity firm () bought the remainder of Network General (the Sniffer and network analysis business).