[9][4] Summit Partners repurchased a majority stake in 2012,[7] followed by a series of acquisitions including Safestone,[10] CCSS,[11] and IBM's ShowCase business intelligence products.
[13] Subsequent additions of Tango/04 Computing Group,[14] Linoma Software,[15] and TeamQuest[16] added real-time monitoring, secure file transfer, and IT service optimization solutions to HelpSystems' offerings.
[22] HelpSystems released a report on COVID-19's impact on financial services firms' cybersecurity,[23] and acquired cloud-based data protection provider Vera.
[31] A 2021 report from PhishLabs by HelpSystems showed that social media attacks had doubled that year, with financial institutions being the most targeted sector.
[38][39] In 2023, Fortra collaborated with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center to combat the abuse of cracked, legacy copies of their Cobalt Strike software by cybercriminals for distributing malware, including ransomware.
[2][40] In July 2024, Fortra collaborated with Europol in "Operation Morpheus" to dismantle nearly 600 IP addresses associated with the criminal use of Cobalt Strike.
This effort, involving 27 countries and private sector partners, significantly enhanced global cybersecurity by mitigating the misuse of Fortra's software for malicious activities.
[55][56] GoAnywhere MFT provides encrypted file transfer capabilities, aligning with various regulatory standards like PCI DSS and HIPAA.