A10 Networks has acquired the assets and key personnel of ThreatX Protect, expanding its cybersecurity portfolio with web application and API protection (WAAP).

The acquisition is expected to be modestly accretive to A10’s earnings per share in 2025 and has closed.

“Expanding the A10 Defend security portfolio with ThreatX Protect gives our customers an additional tool in their strategy to protect against new and evolving threats,” said Dhrupad Trivedi, president and CEO, A10 Networks. “Our strategic focus is on helping enterprises secure their applications and networks from the growing number of threats today, as well as protecting the emerging AI use cases of the future.

“Adding WAAP to our solution set gives customers additional capabilities to help establish a strong security posture.”

“We are thrilled that A10 Networks has acquired certain assets of ThreatX and the including the brand and the TX Protect WAAP solution to expand A10’s security portfolio,” said Gene Fay, CEO of ThreatX. “A10 has been a fantastic partner throughout this process, and we are confident that our customers and employees will thrive under their leadership.”

As a result of this transition, the remaining assets of ThreatX will be launched as Run Security with TX Prevent, the cutting-edge eBPF-based solution re-launched as RS Prevent.

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