SIFT and Stratsec merge

Australian information security companies Stratsec and SIFT have merged.

The new company employs a total of 65 people, with no staff being made redundant from either SIFT or Stratsec during the merger. The new company will retain the stratsec name and recruit 4-5 new staff immediately with a view to further expansion later this year, according to its CTO Nick Ellsmore.

"We had 15 before the merger, and certainly none being made redundant," he told Risky.biz. "We're looking to recruit 4-5 straight away, and will probably need close to 10 more by the end of the year."