Liongard Strengthens Proactive Cybersecurity with Acquisition of Darklight’s AI-Powered Platform
Liongard, the global leader in Attack Surface Management (ASM), has announced the acquisition of Darklight’s Cyio platform, an advanced AI-powered cyber risk solution that leverages real-time threat intelligence and business context to prioritize vulnerabilities. This strategic move enhances Liongard’s platform capabilities, strengthens its value proposition for customers and partners, and aligns with the company’s growth strategy while maintaining financial discipline. The transaction is accretive, contributing positively to earnings and reinforcing Liongard’s commitment to a robust financial foundation.
A Strategic Investment for Sustained Growth
The acquisition underscores Liongard’s dedication to expanding its platform intelligently while delivering long-term value to stakeholders. “We’re confident this transaction positions us well for sustained success,” said Mayank Singhvi, Chief Financial Officer at Liongard. “This acquisition supports our strategy to grow with purpose by enhancing our platform capabilities, maintaining financial discipline, and delivering meaningful value to our customers and partners.”
By integrating Darklight Cyio into its ecosystem, Liongard significantly amplifies its ability to provide partners with a unified, intelligence-driven approach to proactive cybersecurity. The addition of continuous risk analysis, contextual threat prioritization, and stakeholder-ready reporting empowers partners to identify, assess, and address cyber risks with unprecedented precision and speed.
“Our vision has always been to help MSPs see everything, know what’s changing, and act faster,” said Michelle Accardi, CEO of Liongard. “With Darklight Cyio now part of Liongard, we’re delivering on that vision in a transformational way by applying AI and business context so our partners can secure every layer of their environment with confidence.”
Key Benefits for Liongard Partners
The integration of Darklight Cyio introduces several key enhancements to Liongard’s platform, offering partners advanced tools to manage cyber risks effectively:
1. Contextual Risk Prioritization
Darklight Cyio aligns real-time threat intelligence with business-critical systems, enabling partners to reduce noise and focus remediation efforts on the most impactful vulnerabilities. By understanding the specific risks posed to critical assets, partners can allocate resources more efficiently and effectively.
2. Always-On Risk Scoring
The platform provides continuous risk assessments that evolve as new threat intelligence is ingested, ensuring that security postures remain up-to-date in dynamic environments. This ensures that partners are equipped to respond swiftly to emerging threats and maintain a resilient security stance.
3. Business-Aligned Vulnerability Insights
Beyond traditional Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), Darklight Cyio evaluates vulnerabilities based on their potential impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This nuanced approach helps partners prioritize actions that mitigate the greatest risks to their operations.
4. Custom Reporting for Every Audience
Generating reports tailored to specific audiences—whether technicians, CISOs, or executive stakeholders—is now seamless. Reports aligned with standards such as NIST and FedRAMP ensure compliance and facilitate clear communication across all levels of an organization.
5. Deeper ASM Through Contextual Intelligence
Liongard’s core ASM capabilities are amplified by actionable insights into where vulnerabilities exist, what they mean, and how to respond. This deeper level of visibility enables partners to proactively address risks before they escalate into breaches.
Industry Recognition and Strategic Positioning
The acquisition reflects broader trends of consolidation within the cybersecurity and IT management landscape, particularly among platforms serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). According to Jay McBain, Chief Analyst at Canalys, “Liongard’s acquisition of Darklight’s Cyio platform represents the kind of strategic investment that not only strengthens its core offering but also positions the company as a frontrunner in delivering intelligent, risk-based automation and visibility to partners managing thousands of end customers.”
This move highlights Liongard’s role as a leader in empowering IT and security professionals with tools that extend beyond traditional endpoint protection. By combining automation, intelligence, and visibility, Liongard enables partners to adopt a proactive approach to cyber risk in today’s increasingly complex digital ecosystems.
A Bold Step Forward in Cybersecurity Innovation
The acquisition of Darklight Cyio marks a bold step forward in Liongard’s mission to empower IT and security teams with cutting-edge solutions. As cyber threats continue to evolve in sophistication and scale, the need for intelligent, context-aware tools has never been greater. With Darklight Cyio integrated into its platform, Liongard equips partners with the capabilities needed to stay ahead of adversaries and protect their clients’ environments with confidence.
Liongard’s expanded platform not only addresses current challenges but also anticipates future needs, ensuring that partners are prepared for whatever lies ahead. From SMBs to enterprise-level organizations, the enhanced platform delivers unparalleled visibility and actionable insights, enabling partners to deliver exceptional value to their clients.
About Liongard:
Liongard is redefining Attack Surface Management with an intelligent, AI-powered platform built for modern IT and security operations. Trusted by MSPs, MSSPs, and IT providers to protect over 70,000 end customers, Liongard delivers unified visibility across users, systems, networks, and cloud environments. With over 85 integrations, Liongard empowers teams to uncover hidden risks, enforce cybersecurity posture, and automate the actions that matter most. By combining deep asset intelligence with real-time insight and scalable remediation, Liongard fuels cyber resilience, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth.
