Bluefire Security Technologies announced it has closed a
$6 million second-round of funding led by JK&B Capital. The funds will be used to expand business operations and commercialize the world's first mobile firewall for handheld devices following successful trials with leading
enterprise customers, wireless application providers, and system integrators.
"We were very impressed by Bluefire's unique breakthrough technology,
clear value proposition, and large market opportunity," said Marc Sokol,
Partner at lead investor, JK&B Capital. "Security for mobile and wireless
devices is a must-have requirement for enterprises and government agencies to
deploy high value, mission critical mobile applications."