Security News > 2021 > January > Red Hat snaps up Kubernetes security specialist StackRox

IBM-owned Red Hat is to snaffle container security outfit StackRox and plans to fold the company's tech into its OpenShift platform.

The amount being spent on the acquisition was not shared, although Crunchbase reported that StackRox has picked up more than $65m of funding in recent years, with a $26.5m investment led by Menlo Ventures as recently as September last year.

In an interview with The Register last year, new CEO Paul Cormier said : "In terms of IBM and our strategy, we do our own things." Those things clearly include bolstering the company's enterprise Kubernetes platform with StackRox's security.

While Red Hat has yet to confirm timelines, its customers will benefit from the monitoring, configuration management, and threat detection capabilities of the StackRox product.

Red Hat has also said it plans to open-source StackRox's technology at some point after the deal is closed.

Kamal Shah, StackRox CEO, said the move will couple the "Industry's first Kubernetes-native security platform with the leading Kubernetes platform for hybrid cloud, multicloud, and edge deployments."

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