We are excited to announce the continued integration of our Netherlands operations into the wider UK business, strengthening our ability to deliver consistent, experience-led cyber security services to customers across Europe. As part of this momentum, we have also been named Horizon3.ai’s UK Partner of the Year, recognising our ongoing leadership in delivering real-world offensive security outcomes for customers.

The further expansion into a UK-aligned structure strengthens our ability to operate as a single, unified security partner, bringing together technical expertise, operational scale, and regional insight to better support organisations facing increasingly complex cyber threats and regulatory pressure.

Alongside this integration, we have deepened our partnership with Horizon3.ai, the leading provider of offensive security solutions, helping customers move beyond theoretical risk assessments toward validated, attacker-led testing.

“Cyber security has shifted from a technology challenge to a business-critical discipline,” said James Fernley, Director of Cyber Security at Acora. “Our customers want clarity, not noise. They want to know what attackers can actually do inside their environment and how quickly they can reduce that risk. This recognition from Horizon3.ai reflects how we’re helping organisations get there.”

Using the NodeZero® Offensive Security Platform, we help organisations identify exploitable weaknesses across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, understand how those weaknesses can be abused, and receive clear guidance on how to fix them. We can then re-run testing as often as needed to verify remediation, track progress over time, and help customers demonstrate meaningful reduction in real-world risk.

The UK Partner of the Year award recognises our consistent delivery of offensive security validation as part of broader security operations, helping customers align testing with real-world threats rather than compliance-driven assumptions.

“UK organisations are under growing pressure from regulators, insurers, and boards to prove resilience, not just claim it,” said Keith Poyser, Vice President, EMEA at Horizon3.ai. “Acora stands out because they focus on verification. They help customers understand what attackers can actually exploit today and then work with them to reduce that exposure in a practical, repeatable way.”

Our promise to customers ensures continued investment in offensive security capabilities as part of its shift-left security approach, meaning continuous validation for customers on their security posture as environments and threats evolve.

About Acora

In a fast-changing digital world, the decisions you make about technology partners are more critical than ever, and at Acora, we work alongside our customers to unlock growth, resilience, and innovation, helping them progress quickly through one central partner.

As a progressive full-stack technology services partner, dedicated to helping organisations explore the art of the possible through secure, intelligent, and experience-led transformation.

We’re not just a Managed Services Provider, Managed Security Services Provider, IT consulting, professional services, or development company; we’re all of those and more. Built for the AI era, Acora helps customers achieve meaningful outcomes, often faster than expected.

About Horizon3.ai

Horizon3.ai’s NodeZero® platform is trusted by over 40% of the Fortune 10, the world’s largest banks, top global pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturers, critical infrastructure operators around the globe, and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base to proactively find, fix, and verify exploitable vulnerabilities to continuously fortify cyber defenses and improve cyber resilience. The fastest-growing cybersecurity company in America (Inc. 5000, Deloitte Fast 500), Horizon3.ai was founded by a mix of U.S. Special Operations veterans and industry experts and is headquartered in San Francisco.

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