Mobile application security has reached an inflection point. As organizations accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, the attack surface has expanded exponentially—and threat actors have taken notice. According to recent Verizon research, 85% of organizations are experiencing a surge in mobile attacks, with 43% identifying mobile app threats as the top contributor to data breaches. This alarming trend underscores a fundamental gap: traditional point solutions can no longer address the sophisticated, multi-vector threats targeting mobile applications today.
Guardsquare Completes Strategic Acquisition to Address Escalating Mobile Threat Landscape
Guardsquare, the leading provider of mobile application security solutions, has completed its acquisition of the Extended Threat Defense (XTD) technology and assets from Verimatrix (Euronext Paris: VMX). The transaction represents a pivotal expansion of Guardsquare’s mobile security platform, bringing together complementary capabilities that address the full spectrum of mobile application threats—from pre-deployment hardening through runtime threat detection and response.
The acquisition directly responds to the growing sophistication of mobile-targeting adversaries. While many security vendors focus exclusively on either preventive controls or detection capabilities, the integration of XTD technology enables a unified approach that predicts, detects, and responds to threats before mobile applications can be exploited.
Bridging the Prevention-Detection Gap in Mobile Security
Verimatrix’s XTD technology fills a critical gap in traditional mobile application security architectures. Where conventional approaches rely heavily on static protections applied at build time, XTD introduces dynamic threat intelligence and behavioral analysis capabilities that operate continuously throughout an application’s lifecycle. This real-time monitoring layer complements Guardsquare’s existing strengths in code hardening, obfuscation, and runtime application self-protection.
“The completion of this acquisition marks an important milestone for mobile security, and it aligns with our ongoing M&A strategy to further enhance our platform and increase our customer reach,” said Roel Caers, CEO of Guardsquare. “The integration of XTD complements Guardsquare’s mobile app security platform, reinforcing our end-to-end approach, which includes automated testing, multi-layered protection, real-time threat monitoring, and API security.”
Expanding Reach Across High-Stakes Verticals
The transaction strengthens Guardsquare’s position in security-critical industries where mobile application compromise carries severe consequences. Financial services and healthcare organizations—sectors that handle sensitive customer data and face stringent regulatory requirements—will benefit from the enhanced platform’s ability to provide defense-in-depth across the entire mobile application stack.
Beyond technology integration, the acquisition brings specialized engineering and security talent from the XTD team into Guardsquare’s organization. This influx of expertise will accelerate platform evolution and innovation, particularly in areas such as threat intelligence, behavioral analytics, and automated response capabilities.
Ensuring Continuity for Customers and Partners
Guardsquare has committed to seamless continuity for existing XTD customers, maintaining current service levels, support structures, and product operations without disruption. The existing XTD partner ecosystem will continue operating as it does today, ensuring channel partners can continue selling and supporting customers throughout the integration process.
Organizations currently using XTD technology can expect the same high standards of support while gaining access to Guardsquare’s broader platform capabilities over time. For more information on XTD technology, visit www.protectmyapp.com.
The mobile security landscape demands comprehensive, integrated approaches that span the entire application lifecycle. By combining Guardsquare’s industry-leading protection capabilities with XTD’s advanced threat detection and response technology, the enhanced platform addresses the full spectrum of mobile application security challenges facing modern enterprises.
About Verimatrix
Verimatrix (Euronext Paris: VMX, FR0010291245) helps power the modern connected world with security made for people. We protect digital content, applications, and devices with intuitive, people-centered and frictionless security. Leading brands turn to Verimatrix to secure premium movies, live streaming sports, sensitive financial and healthcare data, mission-critical mobile applications, and much more. We enable the trusted connections our customers depend on to deliver compelling content and experiences to millions of consumers around the world. Verimatrix helps partners get to market faster, scale easily, protect valuable revenue streams, and win new business. Visit www.verimatrix.com.
About Guardsquare
Guardsquare offers the most complete approach to mobile application security on the market, delivering the highest level of protection, with ease. Guardsquare integrates seamlessly across the full development cycle, from mobile app security testing and code hardening to real-time threat detection and API security. Guardsquare provides enhanced mobile application security across the entire development process. More than 975 customers worldwide across all major industries rely on Guardsquare to help them identify security risks and protect their mobile applications and SDKs against reverse engineering and tampering in the ever-evolving threat landscape. Learn more at Guardsquare.com and on LinkedIn.
