Google acquires zynamics
Google has acquired a small German security start-up called Zynamics, which is well-known in the security industry for its reverse-engineering and analysis tools.
Zynamics announced the deal on its corporate blog on Tuesday, saying little other than that the company had been acquired by Google. The company is headed by Thomas Dullien, a respected security researcher and reverse engineer who is known by the handle Halvar Flake in security circles.