25 May 2021
Tenable CEO, Amit Yoran
Tenable Holdings has completed its acquisition of French active directory security startup Alsid SAS, with a cash payment of $98m.
Alsid was founded in 2016 by Emmanuel Gras and Luc Delsalle, two former incident responders from the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI).
The newly-acquired company is best known for its Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that allows organisations to monitor the security of Active Directory in real time.
This acquisition coincided with the launch of new cybersecurity solution Tenable.ad, which uses Alsid technology to defend against threats and maintain the security of Active Directory environments.
Developed as a SaaS solution, Tenable.ad allows users to detect and mend existing weaknesses in their digital estate. It can also detect ongoing attacks in real time without the need to deploy agents or use privileged accounts.
Tenable CEO and chairman Amit Yoran said that it is important to protect Active Directory as it is commonly targeted by threat actors who gain unauthorized access to a company's computer network.
“Understanding your Active Directory security posture is a strategic and important complement to vulnerability management and is imperative to managing risk, especially in complex cloud and hybrid environments,” said Yoran. “We are delighted to welcome the Alsid team to Tenable and to offer Tenable.ad to our customers so we can help them focus on the security challenges that pose the greatest risk to their business.”
The deal was first announced in February and was officially closed April 26.
