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same as CCS. https://www.darkbeam.com/blog/press-release-acuity-partners-with-threat-intelligence-solution-provider-darkbeam?utm_content=189431626&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1101175389836185601
Acuity Risk Management is pleased to announce a new partnership with UK-based threat-intelligence solution provider Darkbeam.
Darkbeam specialises in the collection, processing and analysis of data to provide bespoke intelligence-based solutions for clients. Primarily, Darkbeam’s technology provides an externally facing scan of a vendor’s website to reveals threats or weaknesses that clients should be aware of. However, popular solutions include their Horizon Digital Risk Platform, Intelligence as a Service, on-demand Digital Risk Reports and Cyber Threat Awareness Training.
Simon Marvell, CEO and Co-Founder of Acuity, said: “We are delighted to partner with Darkbeam and look forward to joining forces with this innovative company to help organizations of all kinds combat digital risk exposure. Darkbeam’s intelligence-based solutions complement Acuity’s risk-based approach to security, and our joint expertise and experience in threat mitigation will allow us to deliver an ever better, more comprehensive service to customers who are looking to stay on top of their cyber and enterprise risks”.
“With increased interdependence between businesses of all kinds, rising regulatory and compliance pressure, and vendor risk climbing to the top of the list of concerns for security professionals, the timing of this partnership is perfect”.
“The synergies between Acuity Risk Management and Darkbeam make this a natural partnership. We are delighted to work with Acuity to integrate our Horizon CyberIQ digital risk score into Acuity’s STREAM solution to enhance the range of risk measures provided for their clients. Horizon will allow clients to assess the risk from cyber-attack not just to themselves but also through their entire supply chain, which the NCSC confirm is a vital component of any risk assessment”, said Darkbeam CEO Charles Clark.
To keep up with tour combined efforts in making the digital world safer, follow Acuity and Darkbeam on LinkedIn.
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I'm looking forward to hearing an update from the powers-that-be at Drumz; I feel that it'll be good news on all fronts - certainly the recent news is positive, imo, for the long term investment that Drumz has in that business and I'm going to also say that Acuity will have gone from strength to strength too - and if they can get the US tie-up motoring - could be stellar.
Optimist.
Had a look at torchlight, a decent size outfit who are clearly looking for a return from their investment.
I'm the absence of a sale would be nice to have a divi to cover plc costs, and hopefully add to the coffers for acqs.
Would add a.little if I had some spare cash, a risky but a decent bet.
Excellent news this morning for Drumz. Torchlight have exercised 13.5m options raising £2.7m and made several board changes at KCR. Expect to see a significant recovery in the KCR share price from here.
https://www.investegate.co.uk/kcr-residential-reit--kcr-/rns/exercise-of-torchlight-options-and-tvr/202110270716014032Q/
https://www.investegate.co.uk/kcr-residential-reit--kcr-/rns/notice-of-agm-and-board-change/202110270715014031Q/
A bit more detail on the partnership now on the Acuity website:
https://acuityrm.com/news/acuity-partners-with-agile-grc-solutions-and-joins-us-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-campaign/
movement
This is a very interesting Partnership and should drive business going forward.
https://www.investegate.co.uk/drumz-plc--drum-/prn/half-year-report/20210928070000PE62B/
Positive news:
https://acuityrm.com/news/stream-achieves-5-stars-gartner-peer-insights-cyber-it-risk-platforms/
Interesting to see Kape Technologies buying ExpressVPN. In Kape's words 'Kape chief executive Ido Erlichman said it will complement the company’s cybersecurity tools to help users “protect their data and rights". Surely that's good news for Acuity in as much as it shows there's demand out there for quality cybersecurity businesses. Well, I hope so anyway!
Perhaps a combination of poor purchases (or rather, good properties bought at the wrong price perhaps?) and overheads (refurbing existing portfolio/staff overheads) too great? They've got an angle (the REIT element) that should see them prosper, if buying the right kit from the right vendors (ie the vendor's situation). I thought it was a no brainer. I think they are sweating the assets however (looking at the air-rights potential of some of their freeholds to perhaps build more units etc etc). I'm sure they'll come good eventually.
I'm baffled by the poor performance of the KCR investment given the huge strength in the property market in last few years.
That would make a great deal of sense - there's bucket-loads of money looking for innovative (but proven) companies to invest in at the moment and it would also dislocate Acuity from the KCR investment. KCR might come good in a couple of years of course (it's going in the right direction).
Interesting comment - there's alot of money out there right now looking for interesting/future growth/speculative (but in space that is established) - you could be right. It would also dislocate Acuity from the KCR mess (which might come good, but will take at least 2 or 3 more years to really come good). Hopefully we'll here about further acquisitions too.
have a feeling that Acuity will be going for a listing soon. That could really put the cat among the pigeons and make for a serious re-rating. Big buyer has been declared and they have just increased their stake in Acuity.
Good to see the increase in acuity holding, wonder what the holding value in the balance sheet and real value are? Wish they had more of a % holding here.
Really need to find more acuitys to start developing the portfolio, as I've said before a lot of players looking for these types of companies and prepared to pay over the odds so probably not going to happen in the short term.
Interesting to see what happens with the kcr holding, if they hold would like this to be dividend paying to provide some funds to cover costs / provide funds for acquisition. It has risen recently but probably still at a discount to nav.
At the moment seems undervalued, but with such a small market cap and little liquidity difficult to forecast where this will go.
Anyone got any thoughts as to where the share price might end up? 3 or 4p? More? less? By the end of the year or end of next year?
Currently no stock available online so will need to send a buy to the market.
Really limiting the amount of stock which can be bought online
So todays holding RNS showing a new buyer in the stock and significant quantity too.
Hopefully we'll be hearing from Drumz soon on progress - I'm under water at the moment with my investment in this company but I'm hopeful it's going to go in the right direction.....eventually!
Acuity certainly is doing well at the moment.
Hopefully the recent spate of cyber attacks on businesses across the globe (but alot in the US of course) has seen a variety of businesses look for cyber security solutions - and hopefully Acuity has benefited. Because if they haven't....god help this share and this company!
To buy for most of Friday
Looking for this to increase rapidly in share price
Skid - the interesting thing is that the multiple depends on the growth rate, what I love about the Drumz model is that it is designed to capture the ratchet effect of boosting revenue and thereby also boosting the multiple. Eg Acuity they bought into on a valuation of less than 3x revenue. If they’ve doubled monthly recurring revenue in a year and can show this is sustainable they’ll easily get double the multiple or more. So double the revenue and double the multiple means the valuation is 4x cost. In under a year! And alone is way over the market cap!