PartnerOne Buys NetWitness As RSA Security Divorce Continues

NetWitness is RSA's 4th Divestiture Since STG Purchased the Identity Giant in 2020 Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • March 17, 2025

The private equity firms that bought up RSA offloaded another business of the former cybersecurity powerhouse, selling threat detection, investigation and response vendor NetWitness to PartnerOne.

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The Riverside, California-based acquirer of enterprise software companies said it'll help Boston-area NetWitness improve its technology, increase its capabilities and solidify its position as a market leader. The acquisition was announced just 12 days after Ken Naumann left the CEO post at NetWitness to lead security analytics firm Devo. Under PartnerOne, NetWitness will operate as an independent company.

"NetWitness is very excited to be a part of PartnerOne's successful portfolio of enterprise software companies," NetWitness Executive Vice President Julie Burgoyne said in a statement. "We know that PartnerOne's expertise and financial strength will ...