Cybersecurity Acquisitions in Connecticut

SDG Corporation has acquired Hub City Media, Inc., a consultancy specializing in identity and access management (IAM), to expand its end-to-end IAM capabilities across advisory, integration, and managed services. The deal strengthens SDG's identity-first security offering and deepens partnerships with leading identity technology providers while integrating Hub City Media's technical expertise into SDG's global managed services.

Recognize, a private equity firm focused on digital services, has made a strategic growth investment in SDG Corporation, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based provider of advisory, implementation, and managed cybersecurity services. SDG (approximately 400 employees) will continue to be led by founder and CEO Ajay Gupta, and Recognize will support the company’s buildout and accelerated growth in identity and access management (IAM), threat, and risk services.

DNSFilter has acquired Guardian, the developer of the Guardian Firewall + VPN mobile privacy platform, to add full firewall and VPN capabilities to its AI-powered DNS security offering. The deal expands DNSFilter’s product into a more complete Secure Web Gateway (SWG), enabling URL, file type, IP and port filtering alongside DNS protection.

Thrive, a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Management, has acquired Connecticut-based Edge Technology Group, a managed IT services and technology advisory firm serving alternative investment managers. The deal expands Thrive's international footprint with new offices and data centers across the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines and strengthens its cybersecurity, cloud, and automation capabilities for financial services clients.