CyberFOX Acquired Microsoft 365 Security Firm Optimize365
The move expands CyberFOX's security portfolio into automated Microsoft 365 monitoring and remediation.
Updated on Oct. 8, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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CyberFOX has acquired Optimize365, a security provider focused on configuration hardening and monitoring for Microsoft 365 environments. The acquired company will continue to operate under its existing brand while integrating into the broader CyberFOX security ecosystem.
Why it matters
This acquisition enables CyberFOX to extend its security stack into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, addressing the need for automated remediation and continuous monitoring in enterprise cloud environments.
Optimize365 automates security for Microsoft 365 by identifying configuration drift and initiating automated remediation tasks. This complements the existing CyberFOX portfolio, which includes privileged access management, password management, DNS filtering, and Zero Trust Network Access.
The players
CyberFOX
A cybersecurity firm that builds a security stack encompassing privileged access management, password management, DNS filtering, and Zero Trust Network Access.
Optimize365
A security provider that offers automated monitoring and configuration hardening services for the Microsoft 365 cloud environment.
Timus Networks
A Secure Access Service Edge provider focused on cloud-based network and security services, acquired by CyberFOX in June 2026.
The details
Optimize365 provides tools that monitor Microsoft 365 settings to detect configuration drift—a state where software settings deviate from a secure, baseline security standard due to updates or human error. By automating remediation, the software corrects these vulnerabilities without manual intervention from IT teams. The integration aims to combine these capabilities with CyberFOX products like Zero Trust Network Access—a security framework that requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources on a network.
Timeline
February 2026: CyberFOX received a growth investment.
June 2026: CyberFOX acquired Timus Networks.
October 8, 2026: CyberFOX acquired Optimize365.
Next few quarters: Integration into the partner program and product roadmap.
The Tech Race
This acquisition follows the industry-wide pattern of the consolidation of MSP security toolkits, which seeks to simplify IT operations through platform-wide integration. It extends CyberFOX's recent M&A momentum following its June 2026 acquisition of Timus Networks.
Managed Service Providers currently utilizing the CyberFOX security stack can expect the addition of Microsoft 365 hardening tools over the next few quarters. IT teams will see this integration reflected in upcoming updates to the unified CyberFOX partner program and product roadmap.
The takeaway
CyberFOX is rapidly scaling its security capabilities through tactical acquisitions to cover the full cloud-to-network stack. IT leads should monitor upcoming integration announcements to determine how these tools will modify their current Microsoft 365 governance workflows.
Further reading
For more on how security providers are expanding their platforms, visit the Cybersecurity section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Channel Insider.
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