Skybox Security has announced it immediately ceased operations, with its entire workforce laid off and assets sold to Tufin.

At the time of writing, the Skybox website is no longer online with visitors redirected to Tufin’s website with a statement saying “former Skybox customers…..have a path forward with Tufin.”

The statement reads: “On February 24, 2025, Skybox made the difficult decision to cease operations. We know their sudden closure has left you searching for answers. That’s why Tufin is stepping up."

In an email to SC UK, Tufin confirmed that it has acquired a limited portion of Skybox's assets and has retained some key personnel to ensure a smooth transition for their customers to Tufin. "This has made it possible for us to develop our new ExpressPath for Skybox Customers program, which is aimed at helping former Skybox customers make an accelerated transition to the Tufin Orchestration Suite (TOS)."

A statement issued to the Skybox employees, published by Ctech, the company said: "Liquidation is the final step in closing a company. It involves ceasing operations, selling assets, and using the proceeds to pay creditors, including employees."

Immediate Closure

SC UK attempted to contact Skybox without success. According to SecurityWeek, chief executive Mordecai Rosen announced the immediate closure and liquidation to staff on Monday, a move that affects about 300 employees — 100 in Israel and 200 in the United States.

In a public statement, Tufin CEO Ray Brancato, said: “On February 24, 2025, Skybox made the difficult decision to close its operations effective immediately. For those impacted by this event, we understand this is an uncertain time, and we want to assure you that Tufin is here to help plot your path forward.”

Skybox co-founder Gidi Cohen said in a LinkedIn post that “this abrupt end was surprising to me and to many others, and being disconnected, I cannot offer any meaningful explanation.” Cohen, who left the company two years ago and admitted he had been “completely disconnected from the business since I moved on,” said he was “proud of our many achievements, the situation leaves everyone involved, employees, customers, partners and myself alike in shock and sorrow.”

Two Capabilities

In an email to SC UK, Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst at IT-Harvest, says Skybox combined two capabilities that just never got widespread traction in the market: firewall policy management and vulnerability management.

Stiennon said Tufin has failed to thrive as a public company in the firewall policy management space and has been in decline since 2021. Asked if he felt the move would invigorate Tufin, Stiennon said: “No, although the additional revenue from Skybox customers will cover what is probably continued slow downs at Tufin.”

Difficult Decision

In an email to SC UK, Tufin CEO Ray Brancato, said: "It’s unfortunate that Skybox was forced to make such a difficult decision, especially as we’re hearing from more and more customers that the network security industry, and particularly network security policy management, is growing and becoming more important than ever.

"The problem of managing security consistently across hybrid environments - data centers, clouds from different vendors, virtual environments - is only getting worse as new and divergent networking technologies are introduced. All of these networks need to be secured, and the complexity has become overwhelming. The value of Tufin is our ability to remove this complexity for our customers.

"Tufin is the only financially strong and growing company in this space, and we are fully committed to supporting Skybox’s customers with their transition to TOS and ensuring they never have to go through an event like this again."

Dan Raywood Senior Editor SC Media UK

Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.

He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.

Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.