Tusker has announced the acquisition of Fortress SRM, a Cleveland-based firm specializing in cybersecurity services.
The acquisition adds nearly 50 cybersecurity professionals to the Tusker team, provides new security capabilities including 24/7 oversight and expands Tusker’s geographic footprint with a sixth regional hub.
Founded in 2018, Fortress SRM serves customers across Ohio, northern Michigan and Wisconsin with a team of approximately 50 cybersecurity professionals. Its capabilities span security consulting and advisory services, virtual CISO leadership, managed security, incident response and digital forensics, and a 24/7 security operations center that delivers around-the-clock threat detection, analysis and remediation support.
The acquisition is the latest step in a strategic expansion campaign that has grown Tusker from its roots as a Chicago-based IT hardware distributor to a full-stack technology provider with more than 400 employees and regional hubs in Chicago, Boston, Green Bay, Duluth, Eau Claire and now Cleveland.
It also marks Tusker’s fifth acquisition since 2017 and its first since unifying its portfolio companies under the Tusker brand earlier this year. Additional acquisitions are planned as the company continues building its geographic reach.
“Fortress SRM brings exactly the kind of expertise and customer-centered culture that has defined every company we have acquired over the last nine years,” said Matt Zafirovski, CEO of Tusker. “This acquisition expands our cybersecurity team and related service capabilities, plants a flag for Tusker in the Ohio Valley, and strengthens our ability to be a trusted technology partner across the customer’s entire IT environment.”
