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NINJIO buys SafeStack to fold developer training into human risk platform

What's the deal? NINJIODealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a US-based cybersecurity awareness and human risk management company, has acquired SafeStackDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a developer and application security training platform. The deal, announced July 16, 2026, brings SafeStack's technology and team into NINJIO's platform. Terms were not disclosed.

Why now? The two companies already work together: SafeStack powers NINJIO Secure Code, NINJIO's secure development training product. NINJIO framed the acquisition as a natural extension of that partnership.

What's the endgame? The move pushes NINJIO beyond employee awareness training and phishing simulations into the software development lifecycle. The combined platform aims to pair security awareness for staff with secure coding education for developers.

"This acquisition allows us to go deeper and move faster," said Gary Noke, chief executive officer of NINJIO. "Together, we can offer organizations a more complete solution: security awareness for the workforce and secure code training for the teams building the technology they rely on every day."

Who is SafeStack? Founded and led by Laura Bell MainDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, SafeStack builds role-based training for software developers, security teams, and application security professionals. It serves customers globally, including large enterprises in its region.

What does it mean for customers? NINJIO users will get a more integrated way to reduce human cyber risk across both employees and development teams. NINJIO says existing products will keep running while the two companies complete platform integration.

"Joining NINJIO gives us the opportunity to bring that vision to more organizations globally and help make secure development a natural part of how teams build," said Bell Main, founder and CEO of SafeStack.

The signal: Consolidation is turning security training from a single product into a broader human risk management category. By absorbing a developer-focused partner, NINJIO is betting that buyers want one vendor covering both workforce behaviour and how their software is built.

Read more: PR Newswire

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