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May 25, 2021

Sumo Logic Completes Acquisition of DFLabs to Further Expand Cloud SIEM, Automation

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 25, 2021 — Sumo Logic (Nasdaq: SUMO), a leader in continuous intelligence, today announced it has closed its acquisition of DF Labs S.p.A., a provider of Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) software solution. The combination of Sumo Logic’s Cloud SIEM built on the Continuous Intelligence Platform and DFLabs will provide customers of varying sizes and maturities with comprehensive cloud-native security intelligence solutions, that are built for today’s digital businesses leveraging modern applications, architectures and multi-cloud infrastructures.

“We are thrilled to officially welcome the DFLabs team to Sumo Logic,” said Greg Martin, Vice President and General Manager for Sumo Logic’s Security Business Unit. “As a result of today’s increasing digital and cloud migration journeys, modernizing security operations is increasingly becoming more complex and requires modern tools and technologies to help teams process, investigate and respond to threats faster. With the combined expertise and technology of Sumo Logic and DFLabs, we are well-positioned to continue to drive our momentum and leadership as the cloud-native SIEM of choice, which will now include a leading SOAR for customers and managed service providers of all sizes and maturities.”

With this news, Dario Forte, DFLabs founder and CEO, was named VP and General Manager of Orchestration and Automation, working within the Sumo Logic security business unit, continuing to oversee the entire DFLabs team. The addition of DFLabs employees will bolster Sumo Logic’s global engineering and cybersecurity domain expertise, and adds Milan, Italy to the growing roster of offices around the world.

“Our focus at DFLabs has always been to solve the changes modern security practitioners face every day,” said Dario Forte, VP and General Manager, Orchestration & Automation for Sumo Logic. “We are excited to start helping Sumo Logic’s customers to accelerate their SOC productivity with detection and response to threats and attack vectors involving multi-cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises sources.”

Sumo Logic’s Cloud SIEM is a cloud-native solution that addresses the challenges facing today’s modern SOC by automating the manual work for security analysts, saving them time and enabling them to be more effective by focusing on higher-value security functions. Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM provides continuous intelligence through real-time security analytics and compliance to help automate the collection, ingestion and analysis of application, infrastructure, and security data to derive actionable insights for security teams within seconds.

About Sumo Logic

Sumo Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: SUMO) is a leader in continuous intelligence, a new category of software, which enables organizations of all sizes to address the data challenges and opportunities presented by digital transformation, modern applications, and cloud computing. The Sumo Logic Continuous Intelligence Platform automates the collection, ingestion, and analysis of application, infrastructure, security, and IoT data to derive actionable insights within seconds. More than 2,100 customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic to build, run, and secure their modern applications and cloud infrastructures. Sumo Logic delivers its platform as a true, multi-tenant SaaS architecture, across multiple use-cases, enabling businesses to thrive in the Intelligence Economy. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.


Source: Sumo Logic

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