Kaseya
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Information technology |
Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Mark Sutherland Paul Wong |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
Key people | |
Products | Network monitoring System monitoring |
Revenue | US$1.3 billion (2022) |
Owner | Insight Partners (majority owner) |
Website | www |
Kaseya Limited (/kəˈseɪ.ə/ kə-SAY-ə) is a global company headquartered in Miami that develops AI-powered software for cybersecurity, network monitoring, system monitoring, and other information technology applications. It is majority-owned by Insight Partners and maintains the naming rights to the Kaseya Center. The name of the company means "protect and defend" in the Sioux language.[3] The company was estimated to be valued at $12 billion in April 2023.[4]
History
[edit]Kaseya was founded in 2000 in California by Mark Sutherland and Paul Wong, who previously worked together on a project for the National Security Agency.[5]
In 2003, Gerald Blackie joined the company as its CEO.[6]
In June 2013, Insight Partners acquired control of the company and Yogesh Gupta became CEO.[7]
In July 2015, Fred Voccola was named CEO of the company.[8]
In 2018, the company moved its headquarters from Boston to Brickell, Miami.[9]
Also in 2018, the company's remote tool was infiltrated, and hackers were able to commandeer affected computers to mine cryptocurrency.[5]
In July 2021, the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, perpetrated by REvil, led to downtime for 60 customers and over 1,500 downstream businesses.[5][10][11]
In April 2023, the company acquired the naming rights to the Kaseya Center in a 17-year, $117.4 million agreement.[12] According to the agreement, the funds will be allocated to Miami-Dade County’s Peace and Prosperity Plan.[13]
In April 2024, Kaseya introduced Kaseya 365, a subscription service providing security and management tools.[14] In the first three months after the release of Kaseya 365, 4,000 customers started using it to manage, secure, backup and automate over 5 million endpoints around the world.[15]
Acquisitions
[edit]# | Year | Company | Notes | Ref(s). |
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1 | May 2011 | Intellipool AB | Network performance monitoring company | [16] |
2 | July 2013 | Rover Apps | Work-related security for personal devices | [17] |
3 | October 2013 | 365 Command | Microsoft 365 administration | [18] |
4 | February 2016 | Vorex | Professional services automation | [19] |
5 | June 2018 | Unitrends | Data protection technology | [20] |
6 | September 2018 | RapidFire Tools | IT assessment and compliance software | [21] |
7 | October 2018 | Spanning Cloud Apps | SaaS Data Protection | [22] |
8 | December 2018 | IT Glue | Documentation technology | [23] |
9 | May 2019 | ID Agent | Dark web monitoring | [24] |
10 | August 2020 | Graphus | Phishing defense | [25] |
11 | February 2021 | RocketCyber | Security operations center | [26] |
12 | June 2022 | Datto | Backup and disaster recovery; $6.2 billion price | [27] |
13 | October 2022 | ConnectBooster | Account receivables automation | [28] |
14 | April 2023 | audIT | Automated sales presentations | [29] |
15 | April 2023 | Vonahi Security | Automated network penetration testing | [30] |
References
[edit]- ^ https://mspsuccess.com/2024/02/kaseyas-new-president-is-focused-on-driving-growth-for-msp-partners/
- ^ https://www.channele2e.com/news/channel-brief-kaseya-adds-new-leader-to-c-suite
- ^ Walker, Heather (April 10, 2023). "What Does Kaseya Mean? Heat Arena Officially Has a New Name". WTVJ.
- ^ "After FTX meltdown, county has $117 million solution in Kaseya Center as Heat's home". Miami Herald. April 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c O’BRIEN, MATT (July 13, 2021). "Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws". Associated Press.
- ^ BURKE, STEVEN (May 21, 2013). "50 Cool Tools For Solution Providers". CRN.
- ^ Tontsi, Phumeza (June 27, 2013). "Insight Venture Partners makes investment in Kaseya". ITWeb.
- ^ "Kaseya Names New CEO, Fred Voccola to Drive Company's Rapid Growth Phase" (Press release). Marketwired. July 7, 2015.
- ^ Correa, Monica (February 28, 2023). "Brickell-based Kaseya gets incentive to add 3,400 IT jobs". Miami Today.
- ^ Wile, Rob; Wilner, Michael (July 6, 2021). "One of Miami's oldest tech firms is at the center of a global ransomware computer hack". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021.
- ^ Osborne, Charlie (July 23, 2021). "Updated Kaseya ransomware attack FAQ: What we know now". ZDNet.
- ^ "Heat arena, formerly FTX, renamed Kaseya Center on 17-year deal". ESPN. April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Miami-Dade County - District 03 - News Release". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Frye, Colleen (2024-08-30). "Kaseya 365: Can't Afford Not To—Or Too Good To Be True?". MSP Success. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Davis, Jessica C. (2024-07-17). "Kaseya 365 Signs 4K MSPs and CEO Voccola Teases Secret DattoCon Announcement". ChannelE2E. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Kaseya to Acquire Intellipool AB" (Press release). Business Wire. May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Kaseya Acquires Rover Apps" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Insight Venture-Backed Kaseya Buys 365 Command". The Wall Street Journal. October 24, 2013.
- ^ Panettieri, Joe (2016-02-09). "Kaseya Buys Vorex; Launches PSA Price War -". ChannelE2E. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ KOVAR, JOSEPH F. (May 3, 2018). "Kaseya Acquires Unitrends, Integrates Data Protection To IT Management Platform". CRN.
- ^ Ltd, Kaseya International (2018-09-05). "Kaseya Acquires Leading IT Assessment and Compliance Software Provider RapidFire Tools to Offer Greater IT Security to Global Customers". GlobeNewswire News Room (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ Ltd, Kaseya International (2018-10-01). "Kaseya Strengthens Backup and Recovery for SaaS Applications with Acquisition of Spanning Cloud Apps, the Industry Leader in SaaS Data Protection". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ Ltd, Kaseya International (2018-12-19). "Kaseya Acquires IT Glue, World's Fastest Growing IT Documentation Platform". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Novinson, Michael. "Kaseya Buys ID Agent To Strengthen Dark Web Monitoring Muscle | CRN". www.crn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ NOVINSON, MICHAEL (August 24, 2020). "Kaseya Buys Graphus To Make Phishing Defense Easy For MSPs". CRN.
- ^ "Kaseya Supercharges IT Complete Security Suite with the Acquisition of RocketCyber" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. February 23, 2021.
- ^ FAIRFIELD, C.J. (June 23, 2022). "It's Official: Kaseya Completes Datto Acquisition". CRN.
- ^ "Kaseya Makes Billing Painless for its MSP Customers Through ConnectBooster Integration" (Press release). PRWeb. October 5, 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Rich (2023-04-26). "Kaseya Purchases Automated Sales Presentation Vendor audIT". The ChannelPro Network. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Kaseya Acquires Vonahi Security to Revolutionize Cybersecurity with Automated Network Penetration Testing" (Press release). WXIN. April 25, 2023.