Telecommunications giant Comcast Corp. announced at the RSA Security conference Monday it’s acquiring a cybersecurity startup called BluVector Inc.

BluVector sells products that help enterprises to detect and analyze potential security threats to their information technology infrastructure.

The company, which was spun off two years ago from the defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp., uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to contain threats such as malware, ransomware and zero-day vulnerabilities.

BluVector’s products integrate with similar services sold by companies such as Palo Alto Networks Inc. and Splunk Inc. The company doesn’t disclose the names of its customers, but in November it said it had signed a “multimillion-dollar contract” with a “government agency.”

Comcast hasn’t yet said whether it intends to integrate BluVector’s platform into its existing services, or if it will maintain the brand as a standalone platform. What it did say is that Noopur Davis, its chief information security officer, will work to identify opportunities to leverage the two firm’s combined technologies to support new products and initiatives.

As part of the deal, Eric Malawer will become BluVector’s new chief executive under Comcast ownership. Malawer is notable for previously serving as the cybersecurity staff director for the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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