Zuggand and Cyber Security Works: Business Background
Among the deal details to note, according to the merger announcement:- Zuggand is an established Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner.
- Cyber Security Works (CSW) is a provider of Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS) and Application Penetration Testing services.
- The two businesses were partners ahead of the deal.
- The merged company will be privately held and will operate as Cyber Security Works, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The combined business has more than 150 cloud and security professionals and support staff, and over 400 customers in more than 15 countries.
- Zuggand will become part of the portfolio of companies under the CSW umbrella and maintain the Zuggand brand.
Merger Forms Managed CloudSecOps MSSP: Executive Perspectives
In a prepared statement about the deal, Sandeen said:“I’m excited about the value our customers will get from Zuggand and CSW coming together. Leaders need visibility and security into every layer of their IT operations. Our customers have been asking for vulnerability scanning and application penetration testing capabilities, and now we can meet their needs!”
“We are thrilled to see two leading companies in the cybersecurity industry unite and become one entity! With the world moving to the cloud faster than ever, cloud security cannot be an afterthought. CSW’s decade-long experience in providing cybersecurity services will now be augmented with Zuggand’s Cloud Security expertise. I am confident that with this merger, our customers will get the best of both worlds―on-premise, cloud, or hybrid.”
“The pandemic has forced nearly every organization to rethink its business processes. There is a massive shift happening in how companies think and use SaaS platforms and cloud services. This shift is creating an entirely different set of opportunities and challenges. However, security is not always top of mind when adopting these new services. This merged entity will bring rich and deep expertise in cloud and security domains and is uniquely positioned to handle these challenges. I am very excited about the strategic value that this merger will bring to customers!”
