IT security consultant Digital Defense is partnering with security technology provider Simpler-Webb to offer what they call a "comprehensive solution to the network security issues facing credit unions."

San Antonio-based Digital Defense provides vulnerability assessments and consulting to more than 180 credit unions while Austin, Texas-based Simpler-Webb's services include intrusion detection and prevention.

"Through the partnership, clients will benefit from Digital Defense's detailed views of their security posture and Simpler-Webb's 24x7 monitoring of their network traffic for dangerous anomalies," the companies said in their announcement, which said it was a non-financial arrangement and the two firms would continue to operate separately.

Jeff Simpler, founder of Simpler-Webb, said "this new partnership ... leverages our combined expertise from serving over 250 credit unions. Together, we now deliver a comprehensive solution for network security defense to credit unions of all sizes."

Digital Defense, Inc., based in San Antonio, Texas, provides security solutions that enable enterprise-level clients to better understand their network security posture. Digital Defense’s offerings run from fully automated vulnerability assessments to all types of customized security consulting. While these solutions scale easily to companies of all sorts, Digital Defense has focused on credit unions; of the company’s 230 clients, more than 180 are credit unions. For additional information, please visit www.digitaldefense.net.