Kaseya Acquires Email Security Trailblazer Inky, Boosts AI-Powered Protection

The company says it’s looking to drive an expansion of its proactive security capabilities with the acquisition of MSP-focused Inky.

Kaseya announced Tuesday it has acquired trailblazing email security vendor Inky, as the company looks to drive an expansion of its AI-powered capabilities to enable proactive cyber defense.

Founded in 2008 by tech industry veteran Dave Baggett (pictured), Inky has offered an email security platform focused on staying ahead of evolving phishing and social engineering threats, while also being tailored to the needs of MSPs.

Terms of the Inky acquisition deal were not disclosed. CRN has reached out to Kaseya for further comment.

In a quote included in a news release, Kaseya CEO Rania Succar said that Inky’s capabilities will significantly enhance the company’s Kaseya 365 User platform, boosting the effectiveness of its existing email security offering.

Inky’s email security tool will also continue to be offered as a standalone product, in addition to being available through Kaseya 365 User, according to the news release.

Inky has stood out in the highly competitive email security space by taking a number of differentiated approaches, which have enabled the company to deliver phishing protection that is unmatched in effectiveness, Baggett told CRN previously. For instance, adding color-coded banners to email warnings about potentially suspicious emails is one way that Inky has worked to help end users make the right decision about whether to click a link or an attachment, Baggett has said.

Meanwhile, Inky’s pinpointing of QR code phishing attacks in June 2023, ahead of competitors, is another example of how the vendor’s product has been able to stay on top of emerging threats, he said.

Earlier this year, Inky rolled out new capabilities that utilize GenAI to analyze every email intended for a customer’s inbox, rather than just a portion of emails. While using LLMs to scan all emails is cost-prohibitive for most vendors, Inky has developed a way to use GenAI efficiently enough to do so, Baggett told CRN in January.

Baggett — whose career formerly included co-founding ITA Software, acquired by Google for $700 million — has served as Inky CEO since its launch. The Kaseya news release did not specify whether Baggett’s role or title will change with the acquisition.

Kaseya’s announcement Tuesday came in connection with Kaseya DattoCon 2025 conference, which is being held this week in Miami Beach.