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Netwrix Acquires PingCastle to Empower Customers with Better Protection of Active Directory and Entra ID

A new addition to the Netwrix portfolio identifies underlying security vulnerabilities and helps remediate them both on premises and in the cloud.

FRISCO, Texas, August 1, 2024 – Netwrix, a vendor that delivers effective and accessible cybersecurity to any organization, today announced the acquisition of PingCastle. Its self-titled product identifies both known and unknown Active Directory (AD) domains, detects underlying security vulnerabilities, and helps prioritize the remediation of security risks with detailed action plans for the IT and security teams. PingCastle was developed by a well-renowned Active Directory (AD) expert and experienced threat response practitioner, Vincent Le Toux, and is used by tens of thousands of enterprise and mid-market organizations globally.

Netwrix customers will benefit from enhancing the security of their AD environment both on premises and in the cloud through the AD discovery and assessment conducted by PingCastle. It identifies what needs to be protected and empowers security teams to manage and track the remediation of all spotted issues and risks.

At the same time, PingCastle customers will be able to elevate their Active Directory security with Netwrix’s end-to-end solution for AD. It extends the PingCastle product with additional capabilities for continuous 24/7 AD monitoring, change tracking, real-time identity threat detection and response as well as object-level and full forest AD recovery. Netwrix’s extensive offering will help PingCastle customers prioritize their security efforts even further to protect what really matters, detect and respond to threats, as well as recover from security incidents, minimizing downtime and business impact.

“Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities, elevate privileges, and compromise systems and applications through Active Directory and Entra ID. That’s why securing these parts of the IT infrastructure is a must to protect an organization from cyber threats. Together with PingCastle, we will continue to help our customers mitigate the risk and impact of data breaches that can lead to devastating consequences, such as data exfiltration, system takeovers, ransomware attacks, and productivity disruption,” said Steve Dickson, CEO of Netwrix. 

“I am thrilled to team up with Netwrix to address the need for exhaustive cybersecurity solutions that can reduce the burden of managing and mitigating cyber risks. This is an exciting new chapter for both companies, which have the same goal: to ensure their customers are more secure tomorrow than they are today,” said Vincent Le Toux, Founder of PingCastle.

Visit the website to learn more about PingCastle’s free version and the benefits of other versions available for a fee.

About Vincent Le Toux

Vincent Le Toux, the founder of PingCastle, is a well-renowned Active Directory expert and experienced threat response practitioner. He contributed to many open-source tools, such as Mimikatz, OpenPGP, OpenSC, and the GIDS applet. Vincent is also a seasoned speaker and has presented at numerous security conferences, including BlackHat, FIRST, and BlueHat.

About Netwrix

Netwrix champions cybersecurity to ensure a brighter digital future for any organization. Netwrix’s innovative solutions safeguard data, identities, and infrastructure reducing both the risk and impact of a breach for more than 13,500 organizations across 100+ countries. Netwrix empowers security professionals to face digital threats with confidence by enabling them to identify and protect sensitive data as well as to detect, respond to, and recover from attacks.

For more information, visit www.netwrix.com.

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FAQ

What will happen to PingCastle as a company?

The products you know and use will not be changed by the acquisition.  There are no plans to “end of life” any of the PingCastle products, and PingCastle development, support, and sales will be expanded with resources that augment the existing business  All outstanding quotes will be honored through their expiration.  The PingCastle founder and CEO, Vincent Le Toux, will continue to manage and help integrate PingCastle into Netwrix and will work with the Netwrix executive management team to help lead the PingCastle business into this exciting new phase of operation.

Who is Netwrix?

Netwrix is an industry leader in Active Directory security solutions and other cybersecurity solutions that ensure a brighter digital future for any organization. Netwrix’s innovative solutions safeguard data, identities, and infrastructure reducing both the risk and impact of a breach for more than 13,500 organizations across 100+ countries. Netwrix empowers security professionals to face digital threats with confidence by enabling them to identify and protect sensitive data as well as to detect, respond to, and recover from attacks.

For more information, visit www.netwrix.com.

How will this affect the PingCastle product?

PingCastle will continue to offer its powerful products and provide timely support and product updates to its customers and will benefit from additional product management and development resources under Netwrix. Additionally, the broad Netwrix product portfolio may afford PingCastle customers opportunities to strengthen their data security.

Will Netwrix maintain the free / community edition of the PingCastle product?

Netwrix understands that commercial acquisitions of open source solutions can create concerns within the community. We are committed to actively stewarding the project and maintaining the availability of the open source edition. As such, the PingCastle open source project has been transitioned to the Netwrix Github.

What will happen to company and product brands?

In the near term, both companies will continue to operate as separate, standalone brands with the exception that PingCastle will be known as “PingCastle by Netwrix.” Beyond that, the combined leadership teams will determine the long-term business brand, vision, and strategy. This information will be communicated in a transparent and timely manner.

How will this affect previous or ongoing sales and support contracts?

PingCastle will honor all previous commitments, including current support contracts, ongoing projects, and outstanding sales quotes through expiration.

How will the acquisition impact customer service and support?  

PingCastle customers will continue to receive the high-quality customer service they receive today and will benefit from additional support and development resources under Netwrix, including a full-featured support portal.

Who should I contact for a sales or renewal inquiry?

You can submit your sales and renewal inquiries through the same channels you used before. All PingCastle email addresses and web forms that you are accustomed to will be monitored and responded to.

However, new options are available to you. Sales or renewals inquiries can be sent PingCastle.Contact@netwrix.com, or a renewal request may be initiated automatically online here: https://www.netwrix.com/renew_maintenance.html

We will notify you of any further changes once a dedicated account manager has been assigned to you.

Who should I contact if I have a support issue?

We invite you to create an account for Netwrix’s customer support portal, if you don’t already have one, where you can submit tickets with benefits such as ticket and resolution history. Any inquiries to the support@pingcastle.com email will be responded to with a prompt to create a support portal account. The Support Portal where you can submit tickets is available here.

You can create an account by clicking “Sign Up” and completing the form available at the following link: https://www.netwrix.com/sign_in.html

Please refer to Netwrix’s Support Reference Guide for additional details about our support process, including available contact methods, case severity guidelines, and more.

Who should I contact if I have further questions?

If you have other questions, please send them to PingCastle.Contact@netwrix.com.