Absolute Security

Absolute Security

Company type	Private
Industry	Cybersecurity
Founded	1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington[1]
Key people	Christy Wyatt (CEO) Saul Gates (CFO) Mark Grace (CRO) Nicholas van Someren (CTO)[2] Ash Parikh (CMO)
Owner	Crosspoint Capital Partners (2023–present)
Website	www.absolute.com

Absolute Security^[3] is an American company that provides products and services in the fields of cyber resilience, endpoint security, Security Service Edge (SSE), and zero trust security.^[4][5] It was publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)^[6] and Nasdaq^[7] until it was acquired by Crosspoint Capital Partners in July 2023.^[8][9]

In 2024, the company changed its name to Absolute Security.^[10]

The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.^[11] Regional, global offices are in, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Austin, Texas; Tokyo, Japan; Reading, UK, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Founded in 1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Absolute Security developed a product to manage, track and secure computers regardless of the physical location of devices. In 2000, Absolute Security became a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

In 2005, Persistence technology patented by Absolute Security was embedded for the first time into the firmware or BIOS of Personal Computers (PCs). This was the start of an ongoing partnership with most major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) where Absolute Security technology ships with the hardware from the factory.

In 2007, Microsoft awarded Absolute Security gold certified partner status in the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem.^[12]

Absolute Security's office in Europe was first established in November 2006, in Newbury, UK.^[13] In July 2009, a second regional office was opened in Austin, Texas, to serve as a base for the company's U.S.-based sales team.^[14]

In December 2009, Absolute Security announced its acquisition of the LANrev product suite^[15], a computer systems management software application, from Pole Position Software.^[16] Following the acquisition, the product suite was rebranded as Absolute Asset Management, and eventually renamed as Absolute Manage.^[17]

In November 2012, Absolute Security acquired the assets of LiveTime Software, a privately held helpdesk and IT Service Support Management (ITSSM) provider.^[18] LiveTime assets were officially relaunched as part of Absolute Security's expanded product suite in January 2013 as Absolute Service, an IT Service Management (ITSM) tool. Absolute Service received PinkVERIFY ITIL 3 Certification from Pink Elephant.^[19]

In June 2013, Absolute Security acquired Palisade Systems, a privately-held provider of data loss prevention (DLP) technologies.^[20] In October, the firm launched a student and device protection initiative called Absolute Safe Schools, which educates students and staff of participating schools on the safe use of mobile devices and provides assistance in the event of device loss and theft.^[21]

In December 2013, John Livingston stepped down as chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors at Absolute Security.^[22] On June 13, 2014, Geoff Haydon was appointed CEO and director .^[23][24]

Absolute Security renamed Computrace to Data and Device Security (DDS)^[25] and refocused its business model in 2015.^[26] The company sold its Absolute Manage and Absolute Service products to HEAT Software in October 2015.^[27][28]

On November 2, 2018, Christy Wyatt was appointed CEO and President.^[29] She was named “New CEO of the Year” by the Globe and Mail in 2020.^[30][31] Business and technology news organizations have interviewed Wyatt on cyber security topics including ransomware, the zero trust security model, and the trend toward remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[32][33]

In May 2023, Absolute Security announced it would be acquired by Crosspoint Capital Partners for $657 million.^[34] The acquisition was completed in July 2023, and the company (ticker symbol ABST) delisted from both the TSX and NASDAQ exchanges.^[35]

In 2024, Absolute announced that the company would be changing its name to Absolute Security to more accurately represent the company’s 30-year presence providing cybersecurity and cyber resilience to global organizations.^[3][10]

In September 2024, Absolute Security announced the acquisition of Syxsense, an endpoint and vulnerability management provider based in Costa Mesa, CA.^[36]

In May 2025, Absolute released the 2025 Resilience Index. Based on data from over 15 million enterprise PCs, the report highlights the need for organizations to have extreme resilience, or full visibility of all risk in addition to rapid recovery, and introduces the idea that ‘conventional resilience’ is now outdated.^[37]

In August 2025, Absolute Security was recognized in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Zero-Trust Technology.^[38]

The Absolute Security Resilience software platform, formerly known as Data and Device Security (embedded into firmware of most computers, tablets, and smartphones at the factory),^[39] consists of several components organized into three product lines: Secure Endpoint, Secure Access, and Application Persistence-as-a-Service.^[40]

The Secure Endpoint line enables users to monitor and address laptop problems and security issues. Its components include Absolute Visibility, Absolute Control, Absolute Resilience, and Absolute Rehydrate.^[41] The company added Absolute Ransomware Response in April 2022.^[42]

The Secure Access line provides network connectivity for users to gain access to resources in the cloud, private data centers, or on-premises.^[43][44] These products allow users to transition to a zero trust approach.^[43] The line includes Absolute Core,^[45] Absolute Edge,^[46][47] and Absolute Secure Web Gateway.^[44]

In April 2021, Absolute introduced enhancements to their Persistence technology.^{[citation needed]} The enhancements strengthened endpoint security and allowed administrators to create custom alerts, monitor devices, and respond more rapidly to remote endpoint security risks.^{[citation needed]} In November 2021,^[48] Absolute Security launched the Application Persistence-as-a-Service (APaaS) product line.^[49]

A core component of all three lines is Absolute Persistence, which allows always-on connection to the endpoint. Furthermore, the products' "self-healing" client can reinstall itself if tampered with.^[50][39] Persistence technology is embedded in more than half a billion devices.^[51]

Absolute Security has partnerships with various (OEMs) worldwide, embedding its Persistence technology directly into device firmware during production. Notable OEM partners include Dell, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, and Samsung.^[51] Dell, an early customer of the company, later became a supplier. Kevin Peesker, President of Dell Canada, noted that Dell's scalable infrastructure has supported Absolute Security's global growth and operational efficiency from its Vancouver base.^[39]

Absolute Security has partnerships with resellers, distributors, and regional partners, including companies such as CDW, PCM, Insight, and InTechnology.

In addition, Absolute Security collaborates with operating system providers, chipset manufacturers, and security companies to develop complementary technologies and services. Other alliance partners include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm, Verizon, and Follett.

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