Core Security
Core Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in Offensive Security, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Roswell, United States. It has raised $42.58M in equity across 7 priced rounds, plus $560K debt & credit, employs about 110 people, and was acquired by Fortra in 2019.
updated Oct 11, 2026
Latest Core Security news and company activity
What Core Security did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2025Product launchImpacket 0.13 released by Core Security
- Jul 2022Feature launchFortra's Core Security Introduces New Ransomware Simulator
- May 2020Feature launchCore Security Announces New Release of Leading Pen Testing Software
- Feb 2019AcquiredFortra Acquires Core Security Solutions from SecureAuth
Core Security funding
Core Security has raised $42.58M in priced equity, plus $560K debt & credit. Its most recent round was a Venture Round in April 2012.
- Equity raised
- $42.58M7 priced rounds
- Last round
- Venture RoundApr 2012
- Other instruments
- $560K debt
Core Security employees and hiring
Core Security competitors
Security professionals most often compare Core Security against A Security, Dreadnode, and Rapid7 on cybersectools.com. The full competitive set, with overlap scoring, is in the platform.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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