• by Ray Schultz , July 16, 2021

Email security firm Barracuda Networks Inc. has completed its acquisition of SKOUT Cybersecurity, a firm that provides cyber-as-a-service software for managed service providers (MSPs). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. 

SKOUT also brings to the table an XDR platform, enabling Barracuda to enter the “fast-growing XDR market with a solution optimized for MSPs,” states Brian Babineau, senior vice president and general manager, Barracuda MSP.

Aidan Kehoe, founder-former CEO of SKOUT, is serving as GM SKOUT Products, Barracuda.

The combined firms will enable customers to address threats more efficiently, Barracuda says. 

"All MSPs need to become security-first businesses, and we see our platform as a tool to help the market achieve that," Kehoe states.

Barry Semple, vice president, information security and technology at client Fully Managed, states: "Between new integrations and the depth and breadth of Barracuda's security expertise, I'm excited to see what's next."