Fortinet has acquired Next DLP, a leader in insider risk and data protection.
With this acquisition, Fortinet will improve its position in the standalone enterprise data loss prevention (DLP) market and strengthen its leadership in integrated DLP markets within endpoint and SASE in alignment with Fortinet’s business strategy.
Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Fortinet, said: “Next DLP will significantly strengthen our data loss prevention capabilities, helping customers manage insider risk across SASE and endpoint deployments.
“Innovating data security has been our sole focus since day one. By prioritizing the protection of our customers, we have developed leading solutions for insider risk and data protection. Data security and protection against insider threats are top priorities for enterprises and integrating Next DLP with Fortinet will extend the reach of our leading data security solutions to organizations worldwide.”
Connie Stack, CEO, Next DLP, said: “We see tremendous potential in combining Next DLP’s innovative technology with Fortinet’s market leadership. This acquisition recognizes the technical excellence of Next DLP’s team and provides a great platform for their further growth and success.”
As part of its commitment to offering enterprises a top-tier Unified SASE solution, Fortinet plans to integrate Next DLP’s technology to add advanced data loss prevention capabilities to Fortinet’s security service edge (SSE) offering, as well as integrate additional insider risk and data protection capabilities across the Fortinet Security Fabric.
