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Comment: "No significant public controversies or security incidents affecting Outpost24 have been documented as of June 2025." is a clear indicator this has been written by AI. This therefore brings into question the accuracy of the entire draft. Re-write in your own human words. qcne (talk) 11:46, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
Outpost24
[edit]Outpost24 is a privately held cybersecurity company headquartered in Karlskrona, Sweden. The company was founded in 2001 by a group of ethical hackers and software engineers. Its platform encompasses external attack surface management (ASM), identity and access management (IAM) solutions, application security testing, vulnerability assessment and on-demand penetration testing. [1]
History and Acquisitions
[edit]Since its founding in 2001, the company has transitioned from consulting services to cloud-based software offerings, launching its first managed scanning solution in 2007. By 2012, Outpost24 had introduced its Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform.[2]
In January 2018, Outpost24 made its first acquisition by acquiring SecludIT[3][4], a startup focused on cloud infrastructure security, marking the company’s entry into container and virtualized environment assessments. Later that year, they acquired Pwnie Express[5][6] in October 2019, expanding threat detection to Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi devices.
In July 2021, Outpost24 acquired Blueliv to integrate dark web and open-source intelligence into its products.[7][8] In November of the same year, it added Specops Software’s password management and MFA solutions to its portfolio.[9][10][11]
This series of acquisitions culminated in a majority stake investment by Vitruvian Partners in July 2022.[12][13][14][15] The most recent acquisition came in June 2023 with the purchase of Sweepatic, an external attack surface management (EASM) solution.[16][17][18][19]
Technology & Research
[edit]Outpost24’s early contributions to the wider cybersecurity industry included the introduction of Sockstress, a fundamental flaw in TCP/IP networking discovered as a proof-of-concept in 2008, and Unicornscan, a powerful open-source TCP scanner.
Controversies or Incidents
[edit]No significant public controversies or security incidents affecting Outpost24 have been documented as of June 2025.
See also
References
- ^ "Outpost24 Enterprise Software and Services Reviews". Gartner Peer Inisghts. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Company". Outpost24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Press Release: Outpost24 acquires cloud infrastructure security pioneer, SecludIT". Outpost24. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires SecludIT". Monterro. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Press Release: Outpost24 acquires wireless security pioneer Pwnie Express". Outpost24. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires Pwnie Express - 2019-10-03 - Crunchbase Acquisition Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires threat intelligence solution Blueliv to create advanced cyber threat landscape monitoring offering". Outpost24. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires Blueliv to create advanced cyberthreat landscape monitoring offering – Intelligent CISO". Intelligent CISO. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ Outpost24 (2021-11-04). "Outpost24 acquires Specops for enhanced user security and secures further funding to continue growth". Specops Software. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Outpost24 acquires Specops for enhanced user security". Datacentre Solutions. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires Specops". Monterro. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Vitruvian Partners invests in Outpost24". Private Equity Wire. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Bird & Bird advises Vitruvian Partners on their investment in Outpost24". Bird&Bird. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Monterro sells leading cyber risk management platform Outpost24 after seeing ARR quadruple". Monterro. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Full-stack cyber risk management platform". Vitruvian Partners. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Outpost24 acquires external attack surface management provider Sweepatic to reduce risk exposure of internet facing assets". Outpost24. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Cybersecurity specialist Sweepatic is being…". Leuven MindGate. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ Schmitter, Klaudia (2023-06-07). "Outpost24 acquires Sweepaticto reduce riskexposure of internetfacing assets". eCAPITAL. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ Kobialka, Dan (2023-06-07). "External Attack Surface Management Buy: Outpost24 Acquires Sweepatic -". MSSP Alert. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
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