A string of new client wins twinned with significant expansion within existing accounts are boosting growth at cyber security firm Secarma.
The firm, headquartered in Manchester, reveals plans to double the size of its London base.
Lawrence Jones, CEO of Secarma and parent company UKFast, acquired application security specialists Pentest in May this year for an undisclosed fee.
The move added 50 ethical hackers and CHECK and CREST accreditation to the security firm, which previously supplied services exclusively to UKFast鈥檚 customer base.
鈥淭he momentum the acquisition of Pentest gives us significant increases in expertise and resources,鈥� said Jones.
“Cyber security is in the news daily and the risks are growing at an alarming rate. If hackers are able to disrupt sophisticated companies like Twitter and Facebook and take them offline, it鈥檚 a wake-up call for us all.
鈥淭he acquisition adds some amazing clients to our books. We have a very diverse customer base including a few of the largest Silicon Valley operations, along with some more traditional British establishments.
鈥淚t also gives us a highly accredited team which is well respected in the industry. The quality of the team was ultimately the reason we chose invest in Pentest rather than some of the other firms on the market.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had some good client wins and some significant expansion within our existing client base since the acquisition and there are clearly opportunities to grow further.
鈥淭he British business community is beginning to understand the risks online and as a consequence the security market is going to grow for the foreseeable future.”
The doubling of the London office is set to see the firm develop its southern client base and talent pool within the capital.
鈥淲e鈥檙e attracting some exciting new talent in both London and Manchester, and whilst it is exiting to expand, I am mindful that the company鈥檚 culture needs to remain intact,” added Jones.
Pentest鈥檚 Manchester team is set to move into its purpose-built cyber security research lab and defensive security operations centre at UKFast Campus later this year.