RealDefense Acquires STOPzilla

Lightspeed Systems Acquires STOPit Solutions

February 27, 2025

Education

Lightspeed Systems, supported by funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners and Genstar Capital, has acquired STOPit Solutions to integrate anonymous reporting and crisis management with its student safety monitoring and web-filtering tools. The acquisition expands Lightspeed’s capabilities to provide unified case management, 24/7 human review, and enhanced visibility for K–12 schools to detect and prevent safety risks earlier.

CyberArk Acquires Zilla Security

February 13, 2025

Cybersecurity

CyberArk has acquired Zilla Security for an enterprise value of $165 million in cash plus a $10 million earn-out. The acquisition adds Zilla's AI-powered modern IGA SaaS capabilities to CyberArk's Identity Security Platform to accelerate identity governance, provisioning and compliance across cloud and SaaS environments.

SmartBear Acquires Stoplight

August 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

SmartBear has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stoplight, a SaaS API design-first company based in Austin, Texas. The deal combines Stoplight's governance, mocking, and visual/no-code editing capabilities with SmartBear's API design, documentation, and portal offerings to create a more comprehensive API development platform.

RealDefense Acquires Support.com from Greenidge Generation

July 13, 2023

IT Services

RealDefense LLC, a Pasadena-based consumer security and productivity software company, has acquired Support.com from Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc. The deal transfers Support.com's customer base, call center operations, remote IT support technology (including Guided Paths) and related domains to RealDefense as part of the buyer's roll-up strategy to expand its service offerings.

RealDefense Acquires SUPERAntiSpyware From Support.com

January 26, 2023

Cybersecurity

RealDefense LLC has acquired the SUPERAntiSpyware brand from Support.com for an undisclosed amount. The deal is part of RealDefense's roll-up strategy to expand its consumer privacy and security software portfolio, leveraging its retail/reseller network to scale the product.

Zscaler Acquires ShiftRight

September 29, 2022

Cybersecurity

Zscaler, Inc. completed the acquisition of ShiftRight, a startup specializing in closed-loop security workflow automation, and is integrating ShiftRight's technology into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform. The deal (closed in Zscaler's fiscal Q4 ended July 31, 2022) will automate security management, reduce incident resolution time and provide greater visibility into customers' security posture; terms were not disclosed.