Four established Australian cyber security consultancies – Privasec, Solista, CXO Security and Naviro – have today announced their integration, coming together as Sekuro.
With a combined 30+ years of operational experience serving Australian businesses, Sekuro is now an end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider with a revenue of $AU68 million, scaling multiple disciplines and delivering services across the business lifecycle including consultation, technology and platform implementation, team augmentation, managed services and assurance and compliance.
The Australian cybersecurity landscape is fast moving and challenging for every organisation, whether public or private. Threats are rising – and attacks are driven both by those wanting financial gain and through nation state offensive activity. By combining deep expertise from four already mature businesses, each with a track record of excellence, Sekuro brings a flexible and experienced solution to help its clients meet the cyber challenges of today.
IN CHARGE
CEOs of the four merging businesses will all take active roles within the new team, led by Robert McAdam in the role of CEO of the new entity, which will comprise 90 staff based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. With each company bringing an established roster of clients, from day one Privasec, Solista, CXO Security and Naviro will all become legacy brands.
Mr McAdam, formerly CEO of CXO Security, commented; “The creation of Sekuro sets a new standard because we have co-created rather than undertaken a traditional merger or acquisition. None of the original four vendors have received a cent from this integration; rather we chose to give up our individual identities to co-create Sekuro in a quest for strong security posture, knowing it’s exactly what Australian businesses need to be resilient.
“Because the skillsets of Privasec, Solista, CXO Security and Naviro are complementary, they have naturally activated a process of assess > build > monitor > evolve > resource for clients, that we can then bring within a managed environment to ensure continuous compliance.
“We architected the new Sekuro in a very particular way – each individual brand was chosen for its quality, depth of skill and temperament. This process reflects the integrated journey we deliver to our clients, which comprises one finance system, one window to the CRM and one project management platform.
INTEGRATION
“Just as Sekuro is a completely integrated company, with the four former brands becoming legacy from day one, so is the process of services we deliver for our partners – starting with the lead opportunity, through to the sale, through to the project plan, through to finance.”
Noel Allnutt, formerly CEO of Solista, newly Chief Sales and Strategy Officer of Sekuro commented; “There is a huge requirement now for cybersecurity and cloud. Organisations want to be able to trust the full end-to-end process, and remove cost, friction and risk from their digital transformation journey.
“You need to have a level of scale, capability and resilience in your own organisation to deliver it to other businesses – and each of the legacy brands that have come together to form Sekuro have practical experience working at the coalface. These ‘battle scars’ are what create such a strong customer-first culture.
“Security has gone from something businesses have to do, to something that is engrained in our lives. Whether you’re on the couch or in the boardroom, threats continue in real-time, 24/7. I’m strongly committed to business enablement and helping new organisations innovate fiercely, and I know that the businesses that will grow tomorrow are those that have their security and data front of mind today.”
