In a strategic move to enhance its presence in continental Europe, Integrity360 has announced the acquisition of Brussels-based cybersecurity firm Cresco.
The acquisition terms remain undisclosed, but the expansion allows Integrity360 to bolster its capabilities in offensive security, cybersecurity consulting, and compliance across the Benelux region.
Comprehensive Cyber Services
Founded in 2020, Cresco has earned a reputation as an esteemed consultancy in the cybersecurity field, serving clients throughout Belgium and Luxembourg. Operating from two Belgian offices and employing over 30 professionals, Cresco provides services to sectors such as finance, insurance, communications, healthcare, energy, and government.
The firm's proficiency spans several disciplines, with particular acclaim for its ethical hacking and offensive security services, offering thorough assessment and penetration testing, including red teaming and social engineering.
Governance and Community Engagement
Cresco actively participates in local initiatives like BeHack, which fosters ethical hacking knowledge
Cresco also offers consultancy in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance, executing gap assessments and strategic plans in line with leading frameworks like NIS2. Their offerings extend to employee awareness and training programs inclusive of phishing simulations aimed at enhancing organizational cybersecurity culture.
Further demonstrating its commitment to the cybersecurity community, Cresco actively participates in local initiatives like BeHack, which fosters ethical hacking knowledge and collaboration in Belgium.
Benelux Expansion and SOC Integration
Integrity360 plans to transform Cresco into a regional hub, delivering a comprehensive range of its cybersecurity services throughout the Benelux area.
An integral part of this expansion includes a planned Security Operations Center (SOC) in Brussels by 2026, set to connect with Integrity360's existing global SOC network located across Dublin, Stockholm, Rome, Sofia, Madrid, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. The global SOC offers an extensive suite of managed services, including EDR, XDR, and MDR across the EMEA region.
Access to Enhanced Cybersecurity Portfolio
Cresco's clients will gain from access to Integrity360's broad cyber services portfolio which includes cyber risk
Cresco's clients will gain from access to Integrity360's broad cyber services portfolio which includes cyber risk management, incident response, forensics, infrastructure services, and compliance. Other offerings encompass OT consulting, and an array of managed services such as Managed SASE, Managed CTEM, and advanced XDR/MDR solutions.
These services have been recognized by Gartner multiple times, underscoring their efficacy and innovation in cybersecurity solutions.
Leadership Perspectives
Ian Brown, Executive Chairman at Integrity360, expressed enthusiasm about the merger: “We are super excited to be welcoming Youssef, Clement and Guillaume, and the entire Cresco team to Integrity360. The innovative, refreshing and dynamic approach they have brought to cyber security services most notably in offensive security since their formation in 2020 is highly impressive. We are looking forward to helping them provide an enhanced set of services to their customers and expanding further in the Benelux market over the coming years.”
Commenting on the acquisition, Cresco Directors Youssef Bey, Clement Laurens, and Guillaume Deterville stated: “This is a momentous milestone for us, and we could not be more delighted that Cresco is joining Integrity360 who will help us continue to develop, enhance and grow the business across the Benelux region. Thanks to the support of our customers, employees, and associates Cresco has achieved great success since our formation just 5 years ago, and having spent considerable time with Ian, and the wider Integrity360 leadership team, we are very confident will continue to do so being part of the wider Integrity360 group. We are really excited about the future for us as an organization, for our people and in particular for what the enhanced group can provide our customers moving forward.”
Continuing its global expansion plan, Integrity360 has acquired Cresco, a well-established and highly regarded cybersecurity services company operating out of Brussels in Belgium. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition will enable Integrity360 to expand further into continental Europe and provides additional skilled resources to its existing substantial offensive security, cybersecurity consulting and compliance capability.
Multiple cyber services disciplines
Cresco, founded in 2020, is a highly respected and accredited cybersecurity services consultancy and serves customers throughout Belgium and Luxembourg. It operates out of 2 offices in Belgium with a team of over 30 people from which it provides services to a wide range of customers, including organizations in the financial, insurance, communications, healthcare, energy and government sectors.
Cresco has significant expertise across multiple cyber services disciplines but is most well-known for its ethical hacking and offensive security expertise where it delivers a full suite of assessment and penetration test services including red teaming and social engineering.
Cyber security consultancy and governance
In addition, Cresco provides cyber security consultancy and governance, risk and compliance services, including gap assessments and implementation plans for leading cyber frameworks such as NIS2. It also provides employee awareness and training service,s including phishing simulations and education services for internal IT teams and to improve overall employee awareness of cyber threats.
Cresco is also an active supporter of regional cyber communities, including BeHack a Belgium-based ethical hacking community focused on learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration across the region.
Global SOC operation
Integrity360 will invest in Cresco for it to become a regional services hub for the group for the whole Benelux region providing the full suite of Integrity360 cyber security services. During 2026 this will include the addition of a new SOC (Security Operations Centre) based in Brussels, which will be become a local access point for the existing circa 200 person Integrity360 global SOC organization which currently operates from facilities in Dublin, Stockholm, Rome, Sofia, Madrid, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The global SOC operation delivers a highly comprehensive suite of managed services, including EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), XDR (Extended Detection and Response), and MDR (Managed Detection and Response) solutions for business organizations across the whole EMEA region.
Integrity360’s innovative range of services
Cresco customers will benefit from access to Integrity360’s highly extensive and complementary cyber services portfolio encapsulating cyber risk and assurance, highly comprehensive 24/7 incident response and forensics services, infrastructure and technology services, PCI compliance, OT (operational technology) consulting and solutions, and a comprehensive range of cyber security managed services ranging from managing cyber infrastructure, to Managed SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), Managed CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management), and a full suite of innovative XDR/MDR solutions.
Integrity360’s innovative range of services have been recognized five times in a Gartner market guide, most recently for Incident Response and Forensic services.
Innovative, refreshing and dynamic approach
Ian Brown, Executive Chairman at Integrity360 commented “We are super excited to be welcoming Youssef, Clement and Guillaume, and the entire Cresco team to Integrity360. The innovative, refreshing and dynamic approach they have brought to cyber security services most notably in offensive security since their formation in 2020 is highly impressive."
"We are looking forward to helping them provide an enhanced set of services to their customers and expanding further in the Benelux market over the coming years”.
Integrity360 leadership team
In a joint statement, Youssef Bey, Clement Laurens, and Guillaume Deterville, Directors of Cresco commented: “This is a momentous milestone for us, and we could not be more delighted that Cresco is joining Integrity360 who will help us continue to develop, enhance and grow the business across the Benelux region."
"Thanks to the support of our customers, employees, and associates Cresco has achieved great success since our formation just 5 years ago, and having spent considerable time with Ian, and the wider Integrity360 leadership team, we are very confident will continue to do so being part of the wider Integrity360 group. We are really excited about the future for us as an organization, for our people and in particular for what the enhanced group can provide our customers moving forward."
