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ShieldX closes $25 million Series B round

Cloud-security company ShieldX Networks has closed a $25 million Series B round of funding from Ashar Aziz (founder of FireEye), Dimension Data, and Symantec Ventures.

Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Aspect Ventures and FireEye, who have doubled-down on their investment, also participated in the funding.

[Image courtesy: ShieldX Networks]

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