Red Hat Acquires Kubernetes-Native Security Leader StackRox
January 7, 2021
Red Hat announced it will acquire StackRox, a Kubernetes-native container security company, to integrate StackRox’s capabilities into Red Hat OpenShift and strengthen container and Kubernetes security across its open hybrid cloud portfolio. The acquisition (expected to close Q1 2021) is intended to expand Red Hat’s security capabilities, shift security left into CI/CD pipelines, and support multiple Kubernetes platforms.
- Buyers
- Red Hat, Inc.
- Targets
- StackRox
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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