SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                February 5, 1998



                            AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       Delaware                  000-28100                    87-0393420
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer 
                                                           Identification No.)


                       2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 200
                            Rockville, Maryland 20850
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (301) 258-5403
                         (Registrant's telephone number)


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Item 2.  Other Events.

         At a special  meeting on February 5, 1998,  the  stockholders  of AXENT
Technologies,  Inc.  ("AXENT")  approved  the issuance of shares of AXENT common
stock in  connection  with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December
1, 1997 (the  "Merger  Agreement")  by and among  AXENT,  Raptor  Systems,  Inc.
("Raptor") and Axquisition Two, Inc. ("Axquisition"),  a wholly-owned subsidiary
of AXENT,  and the 1998  Raptor  Option  Exchange  Plan (the  "Exchange  Plan").
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,  Axquisition would be merged with
and into Raptor (the "Merger"),  which would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AXENT.

         At a special  meeting on February 5, 1998, the  stockholders  of Raptor
approved the Merger  Agreement and the Merger.  Following the special  meetings,
the Merger was  consummated  and  Axquisition was merged with and into Raptor on
February 5, 1998.

         As provided in the Merger Agreement,  each share of Raptor common stock
outstanding  at the  effective  time  of the  Merger  was  converted  into,  and
represented the right to receive, 0.80 of a share of AXENT common stock and cash
in lieu of fractional shares of AXENT common stock. Based upon 13,590,020 shares
of Raptor  common stock  outstanding  at December  31,  1997,  AXENT would issue
approximately 10,872,016 shares of AXENT common stock as a result of the Merger.
In addition,  as provided in the Merger  Agreement,  AXENT agreed to issue stock
options covering up to 1,842,841 shares of AXENT common stock under the Exchange
Plan in  exchange  for  all  stock  options  to  purchase  Raptor  common  stock
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.

         AXENT will account for the Merger under the pooling-of-interests method
of accounting.  AXENT expects to take a one-time  charge in connection  with the
Merger estimated to be approximately $17 million.

         Raptor  developed,   marketed,  licensed  and  supported  a  family  of
integrated  network  security  software  products  that  provide  comprehensive,
enterprise-wide  security for organizational  networks,  including networks that
are connected to the Internet. AXENT intends to continue the business of Raptor,
which will become a strategic  business unit of AXENT,  and combine many aspects
of the businesses of AXENT and Raptor.

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On February  4, 1998,  Jacqueline  C.  Morby,  Richard A. Hosley II and
Richard W. Smith resigned as directors of AXENT. On February 5, 1997,  Robert A.
Steinkrauss,  Robert  Schechter and Shaun  McConnon  were  appointed to serve as
directors of AXENT to fill the vacancies created by those resignations.


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         At the  special  meeting of AXENT  stockholders  on  February  5, 1998,
AXENT's  stockholders  approved  AXENT's 1998 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan and
AXENT's  Incentive  Stock Plan,  and the  reservation  of 500,000 and  1,800,000
shares of AXENT common stock, respectively, for issuance thereunder.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial  Statements of Business Acquired.  Financial statements of Raptor
     Systems,  Inc. are incorporated  herein by reference to AXENT's  definitive
     proxy statement dated January 5, 1998. 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
     Pro forma  financial  statements  are  incorporated  herein by reference to
     AXENT's definitive proxy statement dated January 5, 1998. 

(c)  Exhibits.  The  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 1, 1997
     by and among AXENT  Technologies,  Inc.,  Raptor Systems, Inc.  and
     Axquisition  Two,  Inc.  is  incorporated   herein  by reference to Annex
     A to AXENT's  definitive proxy statement dated January 5, 1998.



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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  February 20, 1998               AXENT Technologies, Inc.

                                       /s/ John C. Becker
                                       By:     John C. Becker
                                       Title:  President and 
                                               Chief Executive Officer


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                February 5, 1998

                            AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                  000-28100                    87-0393420
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer 
                                                           Identification No.)

                       2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 200
                            Rockville, Maryland 20850
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (301) 258-5403
                         (Registrant's telephone number)

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Item 2.  Other Events.

         At a special  meeting on February 5, 1998,  the  stockholders  of AXENT
Technologies,  Inc.  ("AXENT")  approved  the issuance of shares of AXENT common
stock in  connection  with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December
1, 1997 (the  "Merger  Agreement")  by and among  AXENT,  Raptor  Systems,  Inc.
("Raptor") and Axquisition Two, Inc. ("Axquisition"),  a wholly-owned subsidiary
of AXENT,  and the 1998  Raptor  Option  Exchange  Plan (the  "Exchange  Plan").
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,  Axquisition would be merged with
and into Raptor (the "Merger"),  which would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AXENT.

         At a special  meeting on February 5, 1998, the  stockholders  of Raptor
approved the Merger  Agreement and the Merger.  Following the special  meetings,
the Merger was  consummated  and  Axquisition was merged with and into Raptor on
February 5, 1998.

         As provided in the Merger Agreement,  each share of Raptor common stock
outstanding  at the  effective  time  of the  Merger  was  converted  into,  and
represented the right to receive, 0.80 of a share of AXENT common stock and cash
in lieu of fractional shares of AXENT common stock. Based upon 13,590,020 shares
of Raptor  common stock  outstanding  at December  31,  1997,  AXENT would issue
approximately 10,872,016 shares of AXENT common stock as a result of the Merger.
In addition,  as provided in the Merger  Agreement,  AXENT agreed to issue stock
options covering up to 1,842,841 shares of AXENT common stock under the Exchange
Plan in  exchange  for  all  stock  options  to  purchase  Raptor  common  stock
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.

         AXENT will account for the Merger under the pooling-of-interests method
of accounting.  AXENT expects to take a one-time  charge in connection  with the
Merger estimated to be approximately $17 million.

         Raptor  developed,   marketed,  licensed  and  supported  a  family  of
integrated  network  security  software  products  that  provide  comprehensive,
enterprise-wide  security for organizational  networks,  including networks that
are connected to the Internet. AXENT intends to continue the business of Raptor,
which will become a strategic  business unit of AXENT,  and combine many aspects
of the businesses of AXENT and Raptor.

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On February  4, 1998,  Jacqueline  C.  Morby,  Richard A. Hosley II and
Richard W. Smith resigned as directors of AXENT. On February 5, 1997,  Robert A.
Steinkrauss,  Robert  Schechter and Shaun  McConnon  were  appointed to serve as
directors of AXENT to fill the vacancies created by those resignations.

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At the  special  meeting of AXENT  stockholders  on  February  5, 1998,
AXENT's  stockholders  approved  AXENT's 1998 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan and
AXENT's  Incentive  Stock Plan,  and the  reservation  of 500,000 and  1,800,000
shares of AXENT common stock, respectively, for issuance thereunder.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial  Statements of Business Acquired.  Financial statements of Raptor
     Systems,  Inc. are incorporated  herein by reference to AXENT's  definitive
     proxy statement dated January 5, 1998. 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
     Pro forma  financial  statements  are  incorporated  herein by reference to
     AXENT's definitive proxy statement dated January 5, 1998. 

(c)  Exhibits.  The  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 1, 1997
     by and among AXENT  Technologies,  Inc.,  Raptor Systems, Inc.  and
     Axquisition  Two,  Inc.  is  incorporated   herein  by reference to Annex
     A to AXENT's  definitive proxy statement dated January 5, 1998.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  February 20, 1998               AXENT Technologies, Inc.

                                       /s/ John C. Becker
                                       By:     John C. Becker
                                       Title:  President and 
                                               Chief Executive Officer

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