Tufin expands security solutions portfolio with AKIPS acquisition
Summary
Security policy management company Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. today announced that it has acquired network monitoring solutions AKIPS Pty. Users can aggregate alerts into device, event, and interface dashboards and harness table and graph reports to summarize the most relevant data. AKIPS comes into its acquisition with more than 250 customers and product coverage of more than 90 vendors, including Fortinet Inc., Palo Alto Networks Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. For Tufin, AKIPS is said to create a differentiated offering in the marketplace, with complementary solutions that give customers the tools they need to take full control of their security environments. “By teaming with Tufin, our customers can take advantage of the industry’s top network security policy automation technology to answer these challenges.” AKIPS is a rare breed of startup, having never raised venture capital funding. Today, Tufin has more than 2,900 customers across various industries, with a goal to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations by extending visibility and compliance readiness.
