HelpSystems (Fortra) Acquires Beyond Security
May 11, 2021
HelpSystems (now Fortra) acquired Beyond Security, a provider of cloud-based vulnerability assessment and management software, to expand its infrastructure protection and cybersecurity portfolio. The acquisition brings Beyond Security's vulnerability detection capabilities into HelpSystems' existing security suite (including Digital Defense, Core Security, and Cobalt Strike) to enhance capability across networks, applications, endpoints and cloud environments.
- Buyers
- HelpSystems (now Fortra)
- Targets
- Beyond Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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