Integrity360 has taken a decisive step in its international expansion strategy with the acquisition of Canadian cybersecurity services provider Advantus360, marking the company’s first operational foothold in North America. The transaction, with undisclosed financial terms, reflects wider consolidation in cybersecurity services as providers scale globally and deepen technical capabilities to support multinational customers.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Advantus360 has built a strong reputation as a trusted cybersecurity consultancy and solutions provider serving organizations across Canada and parts of the United States. Its customer base spans a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, energy, transportation, manufacturing, legal services, financial services, retail, mining, and professional services – sectors that often face heightened cyber risk due to regulatory requirements, operational complexity, and the value of the data they handle.
Advantus360’s core strength lies in its consulting-led approach, covering cybersecurity architecture and design, assessments, remediation, integration, deployment, strategic planning, and workforce training. The company is also well known for its long-standing partnership with Palo Alto Networks, with deep technical expertise and accreditations that have supported enterprise-scale deployments over many years. In addition to Palo Alto Networks technologies, Advantus360 works with a selective portfolio of vendors including Cisco, HPE, KnowBe4, AlgoSec, and Mimecast. Its services extend beyond project-based consulting into managed offerings, ranging from technical support to fully managed detection and response services.
For Integrity360, the acquisition is more than a geographic expansion. The company plans to develop Advantus360 into a regional hub for North America, supporting customers across Canada and the United States with its full portfolio of cybersecurity services. As part of this strategy, Integrity360 intends to establish a new security operations center in Calgary during 2026. This facility will integrate into Integrity360’s existing global SOC organization, which currently comprises around 200 specialists operating from locations across Europe and Africa. The expansion will add North American time-zone coverage to a global SOC network already spanning Dublin, Stockholm, Rome, Sofia, Madrid, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, with further European sites planned in Brussels and Paris.
Advantus360 customers are expected to gain access to a significantly broader range of services following the acquisition. These include cyber risk and assurance, 24/7 incident response and digital forensics, infrastructure and technology services, PCI compliance support, operational technology security consulting, and an expanding suite of managed services. Integrity360’s managed offerings encompass secure access service edge, continuous threat exposure management, and extended and managed detection and response capabilities. The group’s incident response and forensic services have been recognized multiple times in industry analyst research, reflecting a growing emphasis on rapid response and recovery in an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Series of Acquisitions
Integrity360’s move into North America follows a series of acquisitions that underline its ambition to build a truly global cybersecurity services platform. In December 2025, the company acquired Cresco, a Brussels-based cybersecurity consultancy serving customers across Belgium and Luxembourg. Cresco, founded in 2020, is particularly well regarded for its offensive security and ethical hacking expertise, including penetration testing, red teaming, and social engineering exercises. Its services also include governance, risk, and compliance consulting, with a focus on regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, as well as employee awareness and training programs.
Integrity360 plans to develop Cresco into a Benelux regional hub, supported by the establishment of a new SOC in Brussels in 2026. This will further strengthen Integrity360’s presence in continental Europe and expand its capacity to deliver managed security services across the EMEA region.
The company has also expanded aggressively in Africa. Another December 2025 acquisition saw Integrity360 add Redshift, a Johannesburg-based cybersecurity services firm known for its work in security testing, cybercrime investigations, fraud advisory, scammer takedowns, and cyber intelligence. Redshift adds approximately 50 customers and 40 employees to the group, many of them serving major financial, banking, and telecommunications organizations in South Africa. The acquisition builds on earlier investments in the region and strengthens Integrity360’s operations in Johannesburg and Cape Town, which play a key role in its global SOC model.
Taken together, these acquisitions illustrate how Integrity360 is positioning itself to address the evolving needs of mid-market and enterprise customers that increasingly require consistent cybersecurity services across multiple regions. As regulatory pressure intensifies and cyber threats become more complex, organizations are seeking partners that can combine local expertise with global reach, round-the-clock monitoring, and a unified service portfolio.
Integrity360 now employs more than 750 people across 14 locations in the UK, Europe, and Africa, delivering a wide range of professional, support, and managed cybersecurity services. With the addition of Advantus360, the company is signaling its intent to compete more directly with global cybersecurity service providers, while maintaining a strong consulting-led model anchored in regional expertise.
Executive Insights FAQ
Why is Integrity360 expanding into North America now?
North America represents a strategically important market with strong demand for enterprise cybersecurity services, particularly in regulated and critical industries.
What makes Advantus360 a strategic fit for Integrity360?
Advantus360 brings deep consulting expertise, strong vendor partnerships, and an established customer base across Canada and the U.S.
How will customers benefit from the acquisition?
Customers gain access to a broader portfolio of managed and professional services, including global SOC coverage and advanced incident response capabilities.
What role will new SOCs play in Integrity360’s strategy?
New SOCs provide regional access points into a global monitoring and response platform, improving resilience, coverage, and response times.
Does this signal further acquisitions by Integrity360?
The recent pattern suggests Integrity360 will continue targeted acquisitions to expand geographic reach and deepen technical specialization.
About Integrity360
Integrity360 is a leading European cybersecurity specialist offering managed detection and response, incident response, compliance services, and cyber testing. The company focuses on end-to-end cyber resilience, combining expertise with technology to protect organizations from threats like ransomware and cloud vulnerabilities. Recently expanding globally through acquisitions in North America, Benelux, and Africa.
