Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson, has announced that it has acquired Ericom Software and its advanced enterprise cloud security platform to solidify Cradlepoint’s SASE and Zero Trust offerings for hybrid 5G and wireline environments.
The Ericom acquisition is a key part of Cradlepoint’s strategy of building a full-stack enterprise security service optimised for 5G. Ericom’s Zero Trust and cloud-based security solutions will form the basis of the new Cradlepoint NetCloud Threat Defence cloud service, expanding the company’s mobile-capable and router-integrated SASE and Zero Trust portfolio of solutions for fixed-site, remote worker, in-vehicle and IoT use cases.
Ericom leveraged its deep expertise in remote access and cloud-delivered web security technologies to develop its security solution. It provides organisations with a broad set of integrated security controls aligned with providing the security aspects of Gartner’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework. The cloud-based security solution is delivered on a high-availability and distributed cloud network deployed across various tier-1 cloud infrastructure partners, giving it a global presence and the ability to enforce security policies close to users and the data and applications they need to access.
“The combination of Cradlepoint’s expertise in enterprise networking and Ericom’s innovative SSE and Zero Trust security solutions will create a powerful capability to meet the increasing demand for cloud-based secure network solutions,” said David Canellos, CEO of Ericom.
