Facebook this week announced its acquisition of tech security startup PrivateCore for an unspecified sum.
The Palo Alto-based startup develops software used to validate and secure server data—which Facebook will eventually fold into its own stack.
"I've seen how much people care about the security of data they entrust to services like Facebook," PrivateCore chief security officer Joe Sullivan wrote in a Thursday post on his own Facebook account.
The social network completed its own default HTTPS encryption more than a year ago, and has been working since to secure all data trafficking between its servers.
"Facebook has done more than any company to connect the world, and we want to use our secure server technology to help make the world's connections more secure," PrivateCore CEO Oded Horovitz wrote in an announcement.
Sullivan is especially excited to utilize PrivateCore's vCage technology, which protects servers from malware, unauthorized access, and malicious hardware.
"I believe that PrivateCore's technology and expertise will help support Facebook's mission to help make the world more open and connected, in a secure and trusted way," the security officer said.
Horovitz said working with Facebook presents "a huge opportunity" to pursue a joint vision "at a scale with incredible impact."
"We know we will learn and grow as we continue developing our technology and making it stronger," he said.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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