Dulles-based Cigital acquires iViZ Security

Published October 28, 2014 by Robert Powell, III

Dulles-based software security  company Cigital Inc. has acquired  iViZ Security, a cloud-based application security testing provider.

Under the deal, iViZ Security, which was based in Bangalore, India, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cigital. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cigital said the deal would enhance its application security testing services, giving it additional flexibility in the number of tests provided, the depth of those tests and the number of applications tested.

Cigital said the integration of the iViZ Security testing capabilities with Cigital testing services is complete.

The company said the iViZ Security user portal has been incorporated to provide Cigital customers a web-based interface to schedule scans and view results.

Before the acquisition, iViZ Security had  more than 300 customers.

Cigital has regional offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.