Akamai announced it has agreed to acquire Montreal-based Inverse, an open-source consulting and integration company, for an undisclosed sum. We can expect various value added services to be offered soon from a traditional cloud service provider to an open-source consulting and integration company. The acquisition is aimed to enhance its enterprise security capabilities and expand its portfolio of zero trust and secure access service edge solutions for Internet of Things (IoT).
Inverse provides a robust data repository and world-class algorithms capable of identifying an expansive universe of IoT, mobile and other device types.
"By combining the Inverse device fingerprint data repository with Akamai's own security data from the 1.3 billion device interactions that take place daily across the Akamai Intelligent Edge security platform, we believe we can create an industry leading solution to apply zero trust controls and enhanced security to the full landscape of devices and workforce," said Dr Robert Blumofe, executive vice president, platform and general manager,
"Any number of internet-connected devices can be a jumping-off point for malware to discover and exfiltrate sensitive corporate data," said Ludovic Marcotte, president and chief executive officer, Inverse.
