SecurityBridge acquires Protect4S to arm its SAP systems

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Key Takeaways

SecurityBridge has acquired Protect4S to enhance its cybersecurity offerings for SAP customers, creating a more comprehensive software platform that addresses various technology stacks.

The SecurityBridge platform, established in 2012, specializes in real-time monitoring and defense against cyberattacks targeting SAP systems, with tools to identify vulnerabilities in configurations and developments.

The merger aims to strengthen SecurityBridge's market position as a leader in SAP cybersecurity, particularly benefiting small and medium-sized businesses through improved automation and simplification of security measures.

SecurityBridge, a cybersecurity solutions provider for SAP customers, has acquired Dutch SAP security specialist Protect4S. This acquisition is aimed at enabling SAP customers to benefit from a more comprehensive one-stop-shop software platform to improve cybersecurity across all technology stacks.

Established in 2012 and headquartered in Ingolstadt, SecurityBridge is a provider of cybersecurity solutions for SAP customers. With its holistic cybersecurity software platform, it specializes in helping companies monitor business-critical SAP systems and detect and fend off attacks in real time.

As a response to a recent increase in cyberattacks, the SecurityBridge platform offers effective security solutions for SAP customers and is fully integrated into SAP with the ability to quickly identify and repel cyberattacks. This platform additionally offers analysis tools to identify unsecured configurations, missing security and weak points in customers’ SAP developments.

Protect4S, based in the Netherlands, specializes in the automation and simplification of SAP cybersecurity, allowing SecurityBridge to further safeguard access to SAP security for large and small companies.

Christoph Nagy, CEO and managing director, SecurityBridge, said: “Since we founded SecurityBridge over ten years ago, we have committed ourselves to offering our customers the very best solutions available on the market and to being regarded as a byword for SAP security throughout the entire industry.

“The acquisition of our partner Protect4S allows us to provide real added value for our customers, adds industry-leading cybersecurity research, while also successfully developing our position as a market leader for cybersecurity in the SAP ecosystem – particularly for small and medium-sized businesses.”

Onno Coenen, CEO, Protect4S, said: “We have been in a phase of rapid growth for several years, transitioning from serving a handful of SAP customers in the Netherlands to over 50 clients spread across the world. Merging with SecurityBridge allows us to amplify our impact and continue our mission. We are impressed by the SecurityBridge platform and look forward to our shared future with confidence.”