RKON Technologies acquires ScaleSec to expand cloud security
ILLINOIS and CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES — RKON Technologies, a managed IT services provider, has acquired cloud security specialist ScaleSec.
In its press release, RKON noted that the strategic move significantly expands RKON’s multicloud compliance and engineering capabilities, positioning the combined entity to offer end-to-end managed security services for a multicloud world.
“The ScaleSec acquisition builds upon other strategic initiatives by RKON to ensure leadership and innovation in the market,” noted David Wright, Chief Growth Officer of RKON.
Driving enterprise cloud transformation and compliance
RKON Technologies has established a strong market position since its founding in 1998 by providing comprehensive IT transformation and cybersecurity services designed to create a seamless, secure, and scalable operational environment for enterprise and private equity clients.
Headquartered in Chicago, RKON combines advisory, execution, and management practices to ensure that information technology directly serves business objectives, thereby solidifying the firm’s reputation and revenue stream.
On the other hand, ScaleSec, a cloud consultancy that distinguishes itself by providing hands-on expertise to help clients navigate complex cloud security, compliance, and migration challenges.
The firm’s commitment to building and maintaining cloud-native solutions ensures that clients achieve tangible value through optimized spending and enhanced scalability—a results-oriented model that underpins its growing influence and commercial success.
Expanding multicloud security and compliance expertise
This strategic integration directly addresses what Marsha Wilson, RKON’s now Chief Customer Officer, identifies as the “ubiquity of a multicloud world,” allowing the newly combined firm to offer uniform security and management across cloud environments.
Customers will now have access to a single provider capable of implementing and managing comprehensive security protocols regardless of their chosen cloud platform.
Aaron Wilson, ScaleSec’s Co-founder and now RKON’s Chief Technology Officer, stated that the union fulfills a long-standing customer demand, saying, “In joining RKON, ScaleSec brings our AWS and Google Cloud expertise into full 24×7 multicloud operations, including Azure, built to support enterprise workloads end-to-end, and fulfill the demand for managed services our customers have wanted for years.”
The consolidation aims to streamline, secure, and optimize complex digital ecosystems for businesses of all sizes under one trusted brand.
Integrating end-to-end cloud security solutions
By integrating ScaleSec’s specialized service offerings, RKON can now provide a more complete and cohesive cloud security journey for its clients. ScaleSec brings distinct capabilities in cloud security and compliance, cloud adoption and modernization, and cloud development and engineering.
These services are designed to overhaul cloud operations to meet regulatory standards, create tailored cloud operating models, and design infrastructure with built-in safeguards from the ground up.
This enhanced service catalog complements RKON’s existing strengths in managed IT services and its Microsoft Security Suite offerings.
“I’m confident this acquisition will improve the outcomes for both current and future clients,” Wilson noted, highlighting her trust that this acquisition will improve outcomes for clients by providing a single source for streamlining and securing their entire cloud infrastructure.
