General Informatics, an MSP and network infrastructure company, has purchased MSSP 1 Ping Security and the managed services division of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) company VAZATA.This is technology M&A deal number 1,030 that MSSP Alert and sister site ChannelE2E have covered so far in 2022.General Informatics, founded in 2001, is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company has 114 employees listed on LinkedIn. General Informatics' areas of expertise include backup and disaster recovery (BDR), help desk support and security.1 Ping Security, founded in 2021, is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company has two employees listed on LinkedIn. 1 Ping Security's areas of expertise include data access and cybersecurity.VAZATA, founded in 2000, is based in McKinney, Texas. The company has 21 employees listed on LinkedIn. Vazata's areas of expertise include managed hosting, disaster recovery and hybrid cloud computing.
General Informatics Expands Its Portfolio
1 Ping Security will function as a security division of General Informatics, the companies said. Aaron Lancaster, 1 Ping Security's CEO, will run General Informatics' security consulting practice. Meanwhile, General Informatics will integrate 1 Ping Security's offerings into its cybersecurity suite, including:- Managed detection and response (MDR)
- Managed identity and access management (IAM)
- Security information and event management (SIEM)
- Threat hunting
