CyberFOX is adding another puzzle piece to its cybersecurity platform, this time by acquiring Timus Networks, a cloud-native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) vendor focused on Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
The deal is designed to bring secure remote access, secure web browsing, adaptive policy enforcement, and always-on connectivity to the CyberFOX platform.
It’s also the company’s first public acquisition since announcing a growth financing round earlier this year, which it said would fund product development, AI initiatives, international expansion, and acquisitions.
Acquisition targets security tool sprawl
If you’ve spent any time talking with IT teams lately, one theme keeps popping up repeatedly – they’re tired of stitching together dozens of security products that each solve one problem just “well enough.”
Vendors know it, and many are trying to become a larger part of the overall security stack rather than just another point product.
CyberFOX CEO David Bellini framed the acquisition in those terms.
“Our customers are increasingly asking us to help them work with fewer vendors they can trust to deploy more and better security solutions that actually protect and enhance their businesses versus sitting on the shelf,” Bellini said.
“Acquiring Timus allows us to immediately give our customers the secure network access they need with a tested best in class product. SASE, which includes ZTNA, is an obvious solution to add to our portfolio. Timus has built exactly the platform we would have built ourselves. Now it’s part of CyberFOX, and our customers get the benefit on day one.”
Timus adds cloud-based access controls
Instead of relying on traditional VPNs, Timus uses a cloud-based approach that continuously checks whether users and devices should have access. It also bundles together tools for monitoring risk, enforcing security policies, and managing secure web access from a single platform.
CyberFOX said the technology can be deployed in a matter of minutes rather than months and lets IT teams manage security policies for multiple customers through a single console.
Remote work keeps pressure on VPN alternatives
Remote and hybrid work are part of the backdrop here. The old model of requiring employees to connect via VPN when they leave the office no longer fits how many organizations operate.
People are logging in from home, airports, hotels, client sites, ski lifts, tops of trees… and just about everywhere else.
For existing CyberFOX customers, the acquisition adds secure access capabilities without adding another vendor to manage (a very common gripe).
Partners and customers should see no disruption
Timus will continue operating under its own brand for now, and CyberFOX said current partners and customers should see no disruption to service, support, or contracts as the companies work through the integration.
Zooming out, this is yet another example of security vendors trying to do more under one roof. Rather than asking customers to ball together products from several vendors, companies are expanding their platforms to cover more of the security stack.
That’s becoming a familiar strategy across the cybersecurity market, and it’s one many IT teams are likely happy to see.
Cybersecurity vendors are increasingly trying to bring more capabilities under one roof instead of asking customers to cobble together separate products. That idea recently surfaced when Cato Networks acquired Aim Security to expand its SASE platform with AI-driven security capabilities. Read more here.