Streamlined and converged cyber security
guardsix at a glance
guardsix is a European cybersecurity company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, providing a sovereign security operations platform for MSSPs and regulated organisations. Its unified platform combines SIEM, NDR, SOAR and fleet management capabilities to help organisations achieve audit readiness, detect advanced threats and scale security operations with confidence. guardsix serves customers globally and maintains the recognised SOC 2 Type II attestation.
- Year acquired
- 2023
- Revenue
- EUR 24m
- Location
- Denmark
- Employees
- 254
- Website
- https://www.guardsix.com/
- Investment theme
- Tech-Enabled Resilience
- Contact
- jacob.frandsen@summaequity.com
- SDG alignment
8, 9, 16
What are the challenges guardsix addresses
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277
days to detect and respond to data breach
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90%
of European critical industry actors have experienced at least one cybersecurity attack in the past two years
How does guardsix help?
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Reality today
The global community faces ever more frequent and severe cyberattacks (breaches, extortions, fraud etc.), causing harms that range from the illicit gains obtained by perpetrators, to the disclosure of private and confidential information and the denial of essential services on which many depend for their health, safety and livelihoods.
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guardsix approach
guardsix enhances security by collecting and analyzing log data to detect suspicious activity, identify compromised systems, and enable rapid incident response. It also supports compliance through log retention, improves operational efficiency, and helps unify and streamline security operations to stay ahead of evolving threats.
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Aspirational future
A world where all governments, critical infrastructure companies, SMEs and large corporations are adequately equipped for resilience and rapid response to cyber security threats and incidents, and negative impacts on society are minimized.
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Who is impacted?
guardsix empowers governments, institutions, companies, and individuals to proactively defend against escalating cyber threats, mitigating significant economic losses and safeguarding critical services for those at risk of data theft.
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Contribution
guardsix contributes to the prevention of cyber-crime by offering the highest level of SIEM certification. In addition, guardsix uniquely enables SMEs that are exposed and increasingly vulnerable to implement protection against cyber-attacks, which is important to general cyber security as the coverage of SMEs bolsters security through network effects.
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Risks to impact
Risks of guardsix not delivering the desired impact include less usage of the platform, stagnating growth in new customers and technological complications. guardsix manages sensitive data. As such, data privacy and security are of paramount importance and must be safeguarded.