Security awareness and human risk acquisitions and funding
49 acquisitions of security awareness training providers since 2020 and 89 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are MetaCompliance (3), NINJIO (2) and ThriveDX (2). See the security awareness training providers in the directory.
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- Managed security services 466
- GRC and compliance automation 230
- AI and LLM security 217
- Security consulting and vCISO 213
- Fraud and payment fraud prevention 165
- Application security testing 162
- Identity and access management 159
- Encryption and key management 156
- Threat intelligence 148
- Attack surface management 112
Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | International Association for Business Analytics Certification acquired International Institute for Information SecurityProvides cybersecurity education and training offerings | Undisclosed | Report on International Association for Business Analytics Certification buying International Institute for Information Security, December 2023 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| December 2023 | ACI Learning acquired Infosec LearningDigital skills learning platform for cybersecurity, cyber ranges and software training | Undisclosed | Report on ACI Learning buying Infosec Learning, December 2023 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| November 2023 | MetaCompliance acquired Increase Your SkillsProvides cybersecurity awareness training to organisations in Germany | Undisclosed | Report on MetaCompliance buying Increase Your Skills, November 2023 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| August 2023 | Semgrep acquired We Hack PurpleGives lessons and material to coders and security professionals | Undisclosed | Report on Semgrep buying We Hack Purple, August 2023 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2023 | Tesserent acquired ALC GroupProvides cybersecurity training for professionals and organisations in Australia | $4m | Report on Tesserent buying ALC Group, January 2023 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.