Completes integration of ThirdSpace, the ID management and security specialist, acquired in 2021

TiG Data Intelligence, the UK-based provider of cyber security, identity, cloud transformation and managed services, today announced it has rebranded as Kocho, signalling a new era and strategy for the company.

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“I am thrilled to unveil the new Kocho brand and philosophy”

The rebrand completes the integration of ThirdSpace, the Cardiff-based identity (ID) management and cyber security specialist, which has been operating under its own brand since it was acquired by TiG in March 2021.

Kocho, the Japanese word for butterfly and a symbol of transformation, will focus on helping UK organisations tackle two often conflicted challenges; how to leverage best-in-class digital and cloud technologies to transform their business models, while ensuring their operations are defended against breaches and cyberattacks.

Kocho is ideally positioned to deliver industry-leading cloud-based services that comply with the UK government’s anticipated amendments to the 2018 Network and Information Systems (NIS) regulations. These changes are expected to stipulate stricter rules for third-party IT providers, following an increase in the number and severity of cyberattacks targeted at the digital supply chain.

“I am thrilled to unveil the new Kocho brand and philosophy,” said Des Lekerman, CEO of Kocho, formerly TiG Data Intelligence and ThirdSpace. “Our mission is to help UK organisations accelerate their cloud transformation programmes to take advantage of new business opportunities, achieve efficiency gains, and support new ways of working. Crucially, with our identity and cyber security capabilities, we ensure organisations always strike the right balance between innovation and security, allowing them to realise their potential, without fear of compromise.”

“Kocho’s security team fulfils the role of our CISO, protecting our high value digital assets from attack and ensuring we comply with government legislation as well as stringent financial sector regulations,” said Ross Carmichael, Chief Technology Officer at Liontrust Asset Management. “Over recent years, we’ve been active in the M&A market. Kocho has supported us every step of the way. They ensure that security is baked into everything we do but is never getting in the way of us meeting our wider business objective.”

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