{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-22/forte-technologies-acquires-business-cyber-security-solutions","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-22/forte-technologies-acquires-business-cyber-security-solutions.md","title":"Forte Technologies Buys Business Cyber Security Solutions","headline":"Forte Technologies Acquires Business Cyber Security Solutions, Adds CMMC Practice","description":"Forte Technologies acquired Business Cyber Security Solutions, which now operates as Forte Cyber Assurance, a dedicated CMMC and compliance practice.","section":"Mergers & Acquisitions","published_at":"2026-10-22T13:11:39+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T13:11:39+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Forte Technologies acquired Business Cyber Security Solutions, which now operates as Forte Cyber Assurance.","BCSS was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Inverness, Illinois.","Forte Cyber Assurance includes a dedicated CMMC Services team led by a Director of CMMC Services.","Forte is participating in CS5 East 2026 on October 22-23 in Washington, D.C."],"companies":[{"name":"Forte Technologies","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"https://fortetechnologies.com"},{"name":"Business CyberSecurity Solutions","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002d6fp/business-cybersecurity-solutions","website":"https://businesscybersecuritysolutions.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"PR Newswire","title":"Forte Technologies Acquires Business Cyber Security Solutions, Launches Dedicated Cyber Assurance Practice","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forte-technologies-acquires-business-cyber-security-solutions-launches-dedicated-cyber-assurance-practice-302916403.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Mergers & Acquisitions","Forte Technologies","Business CyberSecurity Solutions"],"body_markdown":"Forte Technologies acquired [Business](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002d6fp/business-cybersecurity-solutions) Cyber Security Solutions, which now operates as Forte Cyber Assurance, a dedicated practice within Forte Technologies, the company said on October 22, 2026. [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forte-technologies-acquires-business-cyber-security-solutions-launches-dedicated-cyber-assurance-practice-302916403.html) carried the announcement. Forte Technologies is a national provider of managed IT, cybersecurity, private and public cloud, and compliance services. Business Cyber Security Solutions specializes in helping managed service providers expand their cybersecurity and compliance capabilities.\n\n## Forte Cyber Assurance and the BCSS Acquisition\n\nBusiness Cyber Security Solutions was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Inverness, Illinois. The company offers virtual CISO, managed security operations, threat detection and response, vulnerability assessments, and compliance support for frameworks such as HIPAA, PCI, CMMC, and NIST. Its partner-first approach, white-label delivery model, and proprietary Cybersecurity Pyramid framework enable MSPs to strengthen client relationships, serve regulated industries, and grow recurring revenue without expanding their internal teams.\n\nWith the acquisition, Forte, a portfolio company of Broadwing Capital, adds a dedicated CMMC practice for the defense industrial base. Forte Cyber Assurance gives organizations objective review, validation, and oversight to show their security controls meet applicable regulatory requirements. The practice operates separately from Forte's technology and cybersecurity delivery teams, providing objective reviews of security posture, compliance readiness, and supporting evidence. This separation helps organizations prove the effectiveness of their security programs to auditors, regulators, insurers, customers, and boards of directors.\n\n\"Clients don't get credit for controls they can't prove,\" said Ron Searle, Executive Vice President, Cyber Assurance at Forte. \"Bringing BCSS into Forte gives our clients the same people and continuity they know, with more resources behind them. We've also kept Cyber Assurance separate from delivery, so the evidence we help clients build holds up when someone checks it.\"\n\nForte Cyber Assurance includes a dedicated CMMC Services team, led by a Director of CMMC Services and made up of Registered Practitioners and Registered Practitioner Advanced professionals. The team helps defense contractors scope their Federal Contract Information and Controlled Unclassified Information environments, build System Security Plans and POA&Ms, close gaps against NIST SP 800-171, and prepare for Level 1 self-assessments and Level 2 certification assessments conducted by Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations. For contractors who need a compliant environment, Forte also delivers a managed CMMC secure enclave built on Microsoft GCC High and secure virtual desktop, followed by ongoing compliance maintenance after the assessment.\n\n\"Building on the combined expertise of CloudScale365, Valeo Networks, and PCS International, Forte provides organizations with integrated technology services and dedicated expertise to address increasingly complex security and regulatory obligations,\" said Bret Kidd, Chief Executive Officer of Forte Technologies. \"The BCSS acquisition represents another step in our continued investment in specialized cybersecurity and compliance capabilities.\"\n\nForte Cyber Assurance supports organizations across defense contracting, healthcare, financial services, legal, and manufacturing. The practice helps businesses assess and maintain alignment with requirements and frameworks such as CMMC, HIPAA, SOC 2, SEC Regulation S-P, GLBA, PCI DSS, and ISO standards. Capabilities include CMMC readiness, secure enclave, compliance maintenance, cybersecurity and compliance readiness assessments, framework readiness and evidence review, compliance program development, ongoing compliance oversight, advisory, validation, and security testing, penetration testing and vulnerability management, and security and compliance reporting.\n\n## CS5 East 2026 Dates\n\nThe announcement coincides with Forte's participation in CS5 East 2026, October 22-23, in Washington, D.C. The conference brings together defense contractors, cybersecurity professionals, assessors, and compliance experts focused on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and the evolving requirements of the defense industrial base.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}