CRN: 10 Key Cybersecurity Acquisition Deals In Q1 2023
NetSPI’s acquisition of nVisium was featured in CRN’s review of ten key cybersecurity acquisition deals in Q1 2023. Read a preview below or read the full article online here.
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The consolidation continued in the cybersecurity market during the first three months of the year, both among top vendors in the industry and major solution providers in the channel. We’ve collected details on 10 notable acquisition deals in cybersecurity that were announced or completed during the first quarter of 2023.
NetSPI Acquires nVisium
NetSPI, a provider of penetration testing services and attack surface management capabilities, said it’s expanding its capabilities for offensive security services with the acquisition in January of nVisium. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, and it was mainly aimed at adding talent for NetSPI’s penetration testing services, according to NetSPI CEO Aaron Shilts (pictured). The acquisition brings two “complementary offensive security teams together who are committed to delivering the highest standard of penetration testing on the market today,” Shilts said in a news release. The acquisition follows NetSPI’s $410 million funding round in October, aimed at uses including the expansion of its channel program.
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