Aikido acquires Root to patch open-source software without forced upgrades

Belgian cybersecurity company Aikido Security NV today announced that it has acquired Root.io Inc., a company that offers patching for vulnerable open-source software at the exact versions organizations are already running.

Founded in 2020 as Slim.AI Inc., the startup offered a popular open-source container tool called Slim Toolkit.

It rebranded last year as its technology […]

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