Aikido Security brings unified system and people protection firm out of stealth

Aikido Security has announced the launch of Noon, a dedicated workforce security business that extends protection beyond software to the people using it.

AI has made sophisticated phishing, deepfakes and coordinated social engineering attacks cheaper, easier to execute, and more scalable than ever before, says Aikido. Noon addresses these threats by bringing email protection, device protection, AI visibility and security awareness training together in one platform.

Noon's platform is being built from two acquisitions Aikido completed in September 2026: Poland-based Cyberly, founded in 2024, which brought AI-driven attack simulations and AI usage visibility, and Belgium-based Outkept, founded in 2020, which brought email security and phishing awareness training.

Before the acquisitions, Cyberly protected more than 300,000 employees across 200-plus organisations, while Outkept served more than 1,000 organisations and 250,000 users across 100-plus countries.

"We started Aikido to make securing software radically simpler," said Willem Delbare, CEO of Aikido Security. "But companies don't just need to protect the software they build. They need to protect the people using it. AI is making social engineering more convincing and easier to scale, while fundamentally changing how employees work. With Noon, we're bringing the same approach to workforce security: one platform, less complexity, and protection for every organisation.”

Noon’s single, unified platform brings:

-Email protection: Detects phishing and business email compromise attacks that slip past native filters, and removes them

-Simulations and training: Recreates the attacks employees actually face, including deepfake voice calls, SMS, QR codes and multi-step campaigns, with role-based lessons delivered through Noon and in Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Chat

-Device protection: Sets up through an organisation's existing MDM tools and monitors device activity, including the websites and apps employees use

-AI visibility: Shows a history of AI tools, models and connections employees use across their devices, in line with an organisation's policies

Noon connects directly to Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack and Microsoft Teams, and its results are built to feed into GRC platforms. Campaign and training data is designed to support audits under frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, HIPAA and GDPR, and to help meet cyber insurance requirements.

The founding teams of both acquired companies continue at Noon. Cyberly's four co-founders, Alex Horlach, Evgeny Chamtonau, Pavel Hraznykh and Andrew Labadzinski, will continue building the platform. Outkept co-founders Simon Bauwens and Thibaut De Maerteleire now lead Noon's global MSP partnerships and email security development.

Founded in Ghent, Belgium, Aikido Security is building self-securing software for modern development teams. Its unified security platform secures application testing, code, cloud and runtime, helping teams to reduce risk without slowing down development. Aikido is used by over 150,000 teams, with a global customer base including SoundCloud, Niantic, Runway, Handshake and Deel.