Flexera Software, the next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation solutions provider announced the acquisition of Software Vulnerability Management vendor, Secunia.
Secunia’s Software Vulnerability Management solutions are highly synergistic with Flexera Software’s Software License Optimization solution, FlexNet Manager Suite, and underscore the critical relationship between Software Asset Management (SAM) and cybersecurity.
Today IT asset management and security teams (and projects) are usually siloed within organizations, increasing the likelihood that security threats will slip through the gap. For instance, discovery and inventory of software assets are critical to both asset management and security teams – but are currently undertaken separately in most organizations.
Flexera Software is changing the game by connecting the strategic dots between Software Asset Management and cybersecurity. And by harnessing the synergies between SAM and Software Vulnerability Management, Software License Optimization takes on even greater critical importance in centralizing core software asset management functions while minimizing software spend, software license non-compliance, and cybersecurity risk. Organizations will be able to leverage asset management insights combined with vulnerability data to rapidly address the most relevant cybersecurity threats.
Secunia’s Software Vulnerability Management solutions are also synergistic with Flexera Software’s Software Application Readiness solution, AdminStudio Suite, underscoring IT Operations teams’ need to understand security risks when rationalizing and managing the application portfolio, and to safely, securely and reliably deploy patches without damaging underlying systems. Application Readiness and Software Vulnerability Management business processes can be completely integrated with vulnerability assessment.
“Being a part of Flexera Software represents the next stage of growth for Secunia’s employees, customers and partners. The synergies from this acquisition will enable enterprises to more proactively address cybersecurity threats as a core part of their processes for managing application usage.” said Peter Colsted, CEO at Secunia.
