Cyber Guru and Libraesva, two Italian cybersecurity companies, have announced a strategic combination to create a new European leader in human-centric cyber protection, integrating advanced technology with behavioral resilience against evolving cyber threats.
The combination aims to offer organizations an integrated approach to defending against email-based threats, social engineering, and other human-targeted attacks. Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, with attackers increasingly focusing on human behavior rather than solely infrastructure. Phishing, business email compromise, smishing, QR-code attacks, and various forms of social engineering continue to be primary breach vectors, growing in sophistication with the aid of widely available AI tools.
By integrating Libraesva’s privacy-first email security technologies with Cyber Guru’s AI-driven training, awareness, and real-time protection platform, the combined group will provide an end-to-end solution. This solution will combine prevention, detection, and human risk reduction to address the critical challenge of protecting people, inboxes, and digital communications from sophisticated attacks designed to bypass traditional security measures.
The combined entity will serve over 3,500 customers globally and operate through an ecosystem of more than 500 resellers and managed service providers. Customers are expected to benefit from enhanced protection across the human attack surface, measurable security outcomes, and simplified vendor management. Partners will gain access to a broader, differentiated European cybersecurity portfolio designed to meet modern compliance, data sovereignty, and security requirements, enabling them to combine leading technologies with their own value-adding services.
Paolo Frizzi, CEO of Libraesva, stated, “This strategic combination is a major step in building a strong and credible European cybersecurity group. By bringing together our email security expertise with Cyber Guru’s human risk capabilities, we are creating a fully integrated platform that protects organizations where attacks most often start: in the inbox and with people.” Gianni Baroni, CEO of Cyber Guru, added, “This combination is about solving a real and urgent problem our customers face every day. By combining human-centric security awareness with advanced email protection, we enable organizations to defend against attacks that target people, not just technology, while building an Italian and European cybersecurity leader.”Libraesva’s recognition in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security highlights the strength and international relevance of its technology. Coupled with Cyber Guru’s adaptive, AI-powered awareness and training capabilities, the group is positioned to support organizations across Europe and internationally in navigating a complex and regulated threat landscape. The combination is anticipated to close in the coming months, pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
