Rubrik acquires DSPM specialist in bid to accelerate cloud data security

The acquisition is hoped to strengthen the company’s cybersecurity offering

Zero-trust data security vendor Rubrik is acquiring data security posture management platform, Laminar.

The US vendor hopes the combination will create a complete cyber resilience offering by bringing together cyber recovery and cyber posture across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS.

"Rubrik and Laminar share a common vision that cyber resilience is the next frontier in data security," Mike Tornincasa, chief business officer at Rubrik.

"Laminar's technology, ability to execute, and vision make it a perfect complement to our strategy and innovative roadmap.

CEO and co-founder of Laminar, Amit Shaked added: "There is a dark side to digital transformation in the form of shadow IT, and more businesses are realising they can't protect against what they can't see - leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks.

"We have found synergy with Rubrik, a company that cares just as deeply about ensuring that customers are prepared against the inevitable.

"The combination of cyber posture and cyber recovery will help create a cyber resilient future where organisations can take on any threat, at any stage of the attack."

According to a recent Rubrik Zero Labs State of Data Security report, one of the biggest challenges organisations face today is low visibility into data across increasingly fragmented environments.

More than half (51 per cent) of organisations, in fact, cite visibility differences as a top issue contributing to misalignment between IT and security teams.

Further, according to Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security 2023: "As data proliferates across the cloud, organisations must identify privacy and security risks with a single product.

DSPM will transform how they identify business risks that result from data residency, privacy, and security risks."

To fuel cybersecurity innovation, Rubrik said it will also leverage the Laminar team to create an R&D centre in Tel Aviv, Israel.

This will build upon the company's existing R&D centres in Bangalore, India and Palo Alto, CA.

Rubrik has been under expansion in the last few months as it hired new heads for its EMEA, UK and Ireland businesses.