HackerU, a leading global education technology company specialising in cybersecurity and other digital skills programs, acquired Cybint, a global SaaS-based cyber education company. This acquisition not only grows HackerU’s geographic footprint but also expands and scales up the company’s B2B offerings to re-skill and upskill learners along with all points in their careers. It paves the way for the company’s future growth as it works to join the ranks of education unicorns and rebrands itself as ThriveDX to put the spotlight on its core mission of helping prepare the workforce for digital transformation.
The global need for cybersecurity expertise is overwhelming. According to ISC2, about 3.1 million cybersecurity vacancies were left unfilled in 2020, with 63 per cent of corporations reporting their employees are underqualified in cybersecurity. At the same time, the pandemic ushered in a dramatic uptick in cybercrime, with hackers making use of the digital transformation accelerated by lockdowns, leaving companies even more desperate to hire qualified cybersecurity professionals.
HackerU has been working to close this gap by providing digital workforce training to students, post-graduate professionals, and the community in the US, Europe and Asia exclusively through partnerships with top-tier universities.
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The Cybint acquisition enables HackerU to scale and expand its digital skills training programs to enterprises in need of in-house corporate education through the use of Cybint’s specialised proprietary SaaS technology platform for the enterprise client, while also expanding its distribution capabilities through its current partners globally. The two companies will collaborate to make digital skills and careers more accessible to learners around the globe.
The new brand, ThriveDX, emphasises the company’s core mission to help individuals thrive in the digital economy. By fostering new partnerships and acquisitions, the company looks to build up a solid portfolio of EdTech disruptors globally. Its core team will continue to partner with elite universities in the US and other leading countries to answer the challenges the world is facing in digital transformation.
