Securitas Strengthens Digital Security Capabilities with Acquisition of Liferaft

Securitas AB, the global leader in security services, has announced a strategic move to deepen its foothold in the fast-evolving world of digital security and threat intelligence by signing a binding agreement to acquire Social Navigator Inc., the Canadian company behind the SaaS-based platform Liferaft. This acquisition marks a significant step in Securitas’s transformation from a traditional guarding and physical security provider into a more technology-driven, intelligence-led security company with a broader digital services portfolio.

A Strategic Fit in an Evolving Threat Landscape

Founded in 2014 in Halifax, Canada, Liferaft has grown into a recognized provider of open-source intelligence (OSINT) threat solutions delivered through a subscription-based SaaS model. Liferaft’s platform is designed to help organizations understand and respond to digital threats by continuously aggregating and analyzing data from public sources. The insights generated help security teams detect potential risks, validate intelligence, and share actionable alerts across an organization in real time.

With cyber threats becoming more sophisticated and frequent, enterprises increasingly require tools that provide real-time threat visibility and context. Liferaft’s automated threat monitoring and advanced analytics capabilities make it well aligned with this demand, complementing Securitas’s existing security offerings — which historically focused more on physical protection and traditional guarding services.

Securitas President and CEO Magnus Ahlqvist stressed that the acquisition is not just about expanding capabilities, but about addressing a shift in client needs. In recent years, many organizations have realized that security must extend beyond physical premises to include digital assets and online threats. By integrating Liferaft’s OSINT platform, Securitas aims to provide clients with a deeper, more proactive understanding of the evolving risk landscape.

Building an Intelligence-Led Security Ecosystem

One of the key drivers behind the acquisition is Securitas’s commitment to building a security ecosystem that blends physical protection with digital intelligence services. Over the past few years, the company has made substantial investments in technology, data analytics, and digital transformation — all aimed at modernizing its offerings and providing higher value to clients.

Liferaft’s threat intelligence platform is engineered to deliver continuous, automated collection and aggregation of threat data from thousands of public sources worldwide. This capability gives security teams a dynamic and always-current view of threats that may affect their organization. By coupling this with visualization tools, collaboration features, and real-time alerts, Liferaft enables teams to rapidly make sense of emerging risks and act on them before they escalate.

By integrating Liferaft’s technology into its own service delivery models, Securitas expects to provide clients with more holistic risk intelligence solutions that proactively identify vulnerabilities and threats — whether they originate in the physical world, digital channels, or both.

Financial Strength and Market Position

Liferaft’s financial performance underscores the strength of its business model. As of the end of 2025, the company reported approximately MSEK 138 (around USD 15.3 million) in subscription-based annual recurring revenue (ARR), with organic year-over-year growth exceeding 30 percent. This momentum reflects strong demand from large enterprise clients in North America, and positions Liferaft well within the multi-billion-dollar threat-intelligence market.

The acquisition is also expected to bolster Securitas’s recurring revenue stream, a key strategic focus for the company. Historically, a large share of Securitas’s revenue has come from traditional guarding services, which, while stable, are more dependent on labor-intensive operations. By contrast, SaaS-based solutions like Liferaft contribute predictable, high-margin recurring revenue and enable more scalable business growth.

Ahlqvist noted that Liferaft’s threat intelligence platform and intellectual property (IP) provide new avenues for innovation and growth. By leveraging Liferaft’s expertise and technology, Securitas aims to develop new solutions for clients globally, creating opportunities for cross-selling and expanding its market presence.

What Liferaft Brings to Securitas

Liferaft’s flagship platform operates around the clock to monitor global public sources for threat signals. Through machine automation and OSINT techniques, it compiles data that might otherwise be overwhelming for human analysts to track manually. The result is a more efficient, responsive threat-intelligence workflow that helps security teams react faster and with greater context.

Advanced analytics and visualization features allow organizations to identify patterns, assess the severity of threats, and prioritize actions. The platform’s alerting mechanisms ensure that relevant stakeholders are immediately informed about risks that require attention. In a world where cyber threats evolve rapidly — and often without warning — this kind of real-time intelligence can be a significant competitive advantage.

For Securitas, integrating these capabilities means not only enhancing the value delivered to existing clients but also positioning the company to compete more effectively in the broader security market — one in which digital and physical risks are increasingly intertwined.

Closing Conditions and Future Outlook

The acquisition deal between Securitas and Liferaft is expected to close during the first half of 2026, pending customary closing conditions typical of transactions of this nature. Once finalized, Securitas plans to fully integrate Liferaft’s solutions into its offerings, aligning them with its global intelligence-led security strategy.

This acquisition underscores a broader trend within the security industry: the shift toward more integrated, data-driven security strategies that combine technology with traditional services. By embracing digital threat intelligence and SaaS-based solutions, Securitas is clearly signaling its intent to be at the forefront of this transformation — helping clients stay ahead in a world where threats are as much digital as they are physical.