WithSecure
Finnish cybersecurity platform for exposure management, XDR, and expert-led threat detection and response.
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About WithSecure
WithSecure is a Helsinki-based cybersecurity vendor serving mid-sized businesses and managed service providers. Its Elements cloud platform combines continuous exposure management, extended detection and response, and optional expert-led services in a unified security center.
Elements covers endpoints, Microsoft Entra ID identities, Microsoft 365 email and collaboration, and Azure cloud resources. WithSecure also offers Cloud Protection for Salesforce. Founded in Helsinki in 1988, the company is privately held through Finnish Diana BidCo Oy by a consortium that includes founder Risto Siilasmaa and European-headquartered CVC.
Features
- Unified Elements Security Center for endpoint, identity, Microsoft 365, and Azure security.
- Exposure Management maps assets and prioritises vulnerabilities using AI attack-path simulation.
- XDR correlates endpoint, identity, collaboration, and cloud signals into one incident view.
- Endpoint Security combines malware and ransomware prevention, EDR, and automated response.
- Identity Security monitors Microsoft Entra ID for credential theft and account compromise.
- Collaboration Protection scans Microsoft 365 email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint content.
- Cloud Security detects suspicious activity across Azure resources and hybrid environments.
- Luminen AI explains threats and remediation steps in plain language inside Elements.
- Co-Security ranges from on-demand expert guidance to 24/7 managed detection and response.
- Cloud Protection for Salesforce scans files and URLs for malware and phishing.
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Third parties that may touch customer data, such as processors, subprocessors, payment providers, KYC vendors, support chatbots, analytics, and independent controllers disclosed by the vendor.
Where the legal entity sits, who controls it, and which subsidiaries operate under the same group.
Where customer data is physically stored, who runs the hosting stack, which CDN sits in front.
Whether public sources indicate the vendor or its data-processing third parties may fall under the US CLOUD Act or other extraterritorial reach.
Public terms, privacy policy, DPA, subprocessor list, impressum, and security or trust pages.
Independent audits and certifications (ISO 27001, BSI C5, TISAX, SOC 2) plus open-source transparency.
Private equity owned
Parent: Diana BidCo Oy (Finland)
Diana BidCo acquired title to all WithSecure shares on 26 March 2026. WithSecure describes itself as privately held by a consortium including founder Risto Siilasmaa and European-headquartered CVC; the acquisition chain includes Finnish and Luxembourg entities.
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
WithSecure Oyj (WithSecure Corporation)
- WithSecure Inc — 🇺🇸 United StatesUS regional entity and New York office.
- WithSecure GmbH — 🇩🇪 GermanyGerman regional entity and Munich office.
- WithSecure SARL — 🇫🇷 FranceFrench regional entity and Paris office.
- WithSecure Limited — 🇬🇧 United KingdomUK regional entity and London office.
| Name | Country | Role | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | 🇺🇸 United States | Infrastructure provider | Elements cloud infrastructure and AWS Bedrock processing for Luminen. |
| SpyCloud | 🇺🇸 United States | Not classified | Breach-information detection for email addresses checked by Elements Collaboration Protection. |
Cloud-delivered business products, managed security services, and security-related consulting.
ISAE 3000 assurance-based SOC 2 Type II audit; the public page does not state a validity date.
Pricing
Custom
- Modular configuration through certified partners
- 30-day free trial with no credit card required
Questions & Answers
6 questions
What does WithSecure offer?
Its Elements platform combines Exposure Management, XDR, and expert-led Co-Security services. XDR covers endpoints, Microsoft Entra ID identities, Microsoft 365 collaboration, and Azure resources. A separate product protects Salesforce content.
Where is WithSecure headquartered, and who owns it?
WithSecure Corporation is a Finnish company headquartered in Helsinki, Business ID 0705579-2. Since March 2026 it has been privately held through Diana BidCo Oy by a consortium that includes founder Risto Siilasmaa and CVC.
How is WithSecure Elements priced?
Business pricing is quote-based, with annual licensing, monthly subscriptions, or usage-based pricing. A 30-day trial is offered without a credit card. Public MSP figures are recommended retail prices, not guaranteed final prices.
Where is Elements data processed?
WithSecure says sensitive customer data is stored in Finland or the EEA and that Luminen data is processed in AWS Europe. Its general policy allows some storage or access outside the EEA, and no complete current region map is published for every Elements module.
Does WithSecure have US-jurisdiction exposure?
Yes, partially. The controlling company is Finnish and European-controlled, but WithSecure has a US subsidiary and uses US-headquartered providers including Amazon Web Services and SpyCloud for documented product functions.
Which security assurances does WithSecure publish?
WithSecure reports ISO/IEC 27001 certification covering cloud-delivered business products and security services, plus ISAE 3000 and SOC 2 Type II assurance. Its core Elements platform is commercial, while WithSecure Labs publishes separate open-source tools.
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Profile content
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform
- primary · press-releasewww.withsecure.com/en/recommended-cash-tender-offer/diana-bidco-oy-has-gained-title-to-the-minority-shares-in-withsecure-corporation
- primary · pricing-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/pricing
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform/xdr
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform/xm
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform/co-security
- primary · about-pagecloudprotection.withsecure.com
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/platform
- primary · pricing-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/for-business/pricing
- primary · privacy-policywww.withsecure.com/en/withsecure-elements-privacy-policy
- primary · cert-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us/achievements-certification
- primary · press-releasewww.withsecure.com/en/recommended-cash-tender-offer/diana-bidco-oy-has-gained-title-to-the-minority-shares-in-withsecure-corporation
Sovereignty (SHIELD)
- primary · privacy-policywww.withsecure.com/en/withsecure-elements-privacy-policy
- primary · privacy-policywww.withsecure.com/en/corporate-privacy
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us/company-contacts-offices
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us/company-contacts-offices
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us/company-contacts-offices
- primary · privacy-policywww.withsecure.com/en/withsecure-elements-privacy-policy
- primary · termswww.withsecure.com/en/terms
- primary · dpawww.withsecure.com/en/data-processing-agreement
- primary · cert-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us/achievements-certification
- primary · othergithub.com/withsecurelabsThe public repositories are separate WithSecure Labs tools; the Elements platform is commercial.
Other
- primary · about-pagewww.withsecure.com/en/about-us