Accuvant and FishNet Security to Become Optiv Security in Summer 2015
April 21 2015 - 12:03PM
Business Wire
-- New Corporate Name and Brand to Reflect
Expanded Commitment to Client Advocacy and Security Success --
-- Headquarters to Be Located in Denver with
Major Operational Center in Kansas City Area --
Accuvant and FishNet Security, which recently joined together to
create the nation’s premier cyber security solutions provider,
today announced plans to launch their new, combined corporate name
and brand, and to begin conducting business as Optiv Security in
summer 2015. This change will enable the company to complete its
transformational growth merger and allow it to become the strategic
primary source that helps organizations more effectively fight the
cyber security battle. The announcement was made at RSA Conference
2015.
“I am extremely appreciative of all our employees for their
extraordinary efforts thus far in expertly bringing two sizeable
and successful companies together in such a short time frame,” said
Dan Burns, chief executive officer for Accuvant and FishNet
Security. “The Optiv name and brand launch, scheduled to take place
this summer, will represent an important milestone in the evolution
of our company. It will serve as the umbrella under which Accuvant
and FishNet Security will formally become one, entirely cohesive,
advanced and comprehensive cyber security solutions provider. I
truly am looking forward to beginning to operate as Optiv later
this year, and to building on our previous brands to make Optiv the
most trusted partner in our space.”
“Optiv” (pronounced ahp-tih-v) is a newly coined word derived
from “active” and “operative,” alluding to intelligent
collaboration. It evokes the idea of giving organizations a clear
field of vision, helping them understand their options, and
providing them with what they need to take action and to
successfully execute.
“I’m excited about the name Optiv. It’s concise, descriptive and
speaks to today’s security needs,” said Steve Perkins, chief
marketing officer for Accuvant and FishNet Security. “We feel
confident that Optiv and all that it stands for will result in an
identity that is extremely meaningful to our clients, employees,
partners and shareholders, and will stand the test of time.”
The company chose Optiv as its new name after an extensive
selection and vetting process that included reviewing more than
1,200 possibilities; considering feedback from clients, employees
across the organization, partners and shareholders; and conducting
extensive linguistics screenings and legal searches.
Separately, Accuvant and FishNet Security also today announced
that its worldwide headquarters will be located in Denver. The
company’s Overland Park, Kans. location will continue to serve as
its showcase facility with its state-of-the-art Executive Briefing
Center and Security Operations Center (SOC). The company’s
extensive geographic footprint includes more than 60 offices, SOCs
and training centers, with nearly 1,500 employees located across
the United States and Canada.
“Our Denver and Overland Park locations will each continue to
serve as major operational centers for our business,” said Burns.
“Our plan is to continue to expand our company’s presence in
Colorado, Kansas, across the country, and ultimately around the
world so that we can more effectively meet the largest
organizations’ needs, both in North America and abroad.”
Clients working with Accuvant and FishNet Security will not
experience changes to their service as a result of the headquarters
announcement or impending name change. Contracts, invoices,
statements of work and other materials will continue to be branded
Accuvant and FishNet Security until the third quarter of this year.
Accuvant and FishNet Security will provide clients and partners
with more information regarding the brand change after the launch
this summer.
About Accuvant and FishNet Security
Accuvant and FishNet Security recently merged to become one of
North America’s leading information security services and solutions
providers. We offer a full suite of services and solutions that
enable businesses, governments and educational institutions to
define their security strategies, identify and remediate threats
and risks, select and deploy the right technology, and achieve
operational readiness to protect their organizations from malicious
attack. A Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, we have served
more than 10,000 clients of various sizes across multiple
industries, offer an extensive geographic footprint with 60 office
locations across the U.S. and Canada, and have premium partnerships
with more than 250 of the leading security product manufacturers.
For more information, please visit www.accuvant.com or
www.fishnetsecurity.com.
AccuvantSusan Vaillancourt,
603-459-8906svaillancourt@accuvant.comorLauren Howe,
443-519-5455lhowe@accuvant.com
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