Cyxtera acquires Immunity Inc.

Cyxtera Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Immunity Inc, a provider in offense-oriented systems vulnerability research, exploit development and penetration testing services.

When the transaction closes, Cyxtera will incorporate Immunity’s offerings into its expanding portfolio of threat analytics solutions and leverage the team’s capabilities across its global infrastructure platform and customer base. The transaction is expected to close in the current quarter, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Immunity delivers its products and services to Global 2,000 companies and government agencies. A concentration on offense-oriented techniques and technologies distinguishes Immunity from organizations that attempt to address only defensive security postures in their service or product lines.

Founded by chief executive officer Dave Aitel, Immunity’s leadership team also includes Bas Alberts and Nico Waisman, two acknowledged experts in the vulnerability research and exploit development space.

“We know the team at Cyxtera well and are excited to take this next step to expand our reach and resources,” said Aitel. “We’re proud to be joining forces, where our combined capabilities will help Cyxtera further its vision of delivering a secure infrastructure platform.”

“In the security industry, it’s rare that you can blend together offense and defense-oriented capabilities,” said Christopher Day, chief cybersecurity officer of Cyxtera. “The advantages of combining Immunity’s products and services with Cyxtera’s portfolio creates an opportunity to approach cybersecurity in a truly holistic manner. The expertise developed in both companies is highly complementary; it will strengthen our ability to help customers better secure their infrastructure.”