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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2022

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   001-41227   83-4210278
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

6900 E. Camelback Road, Suite 240

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(480) 389-3444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00001   CISO   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 §CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 6, 2022, we issued a press release announcing our acquisition of NLT Secure, a cybersecurity company with headquarters in Providencia, Chile and U.S. offices in Tampa, Florida. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Company filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit    
Number   Exhibits
     
99.1   Press release from Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, dated September 6, 2022, entitled “Cerberus Sentinel Announces Acquisition of NLT Secure”
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION
     
Date: September 6, 2022 By:  /s/ Debra L. Smith               
    Debra L. Smith
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Company Contact:

 

Neil Stinchcombe, CMO

Cerberus Sentinel

480-500-7294

[email protected]

 

Public Relations Contact:

 

Cathy Morley Foster

Eskenzi PR

925-708-7893

[email protected]

 

Corporate Communications

 

IBN (InvestorBrandNetwork)

Los Angeles, California

www.InvestorBrandNetwork.com

310-299-1717 Office

[email protected]

 

Cerberus Sentinel announces acquisition of NLT Secure

 

U.S. cybersecurity services firm continues expansion into Latin America

 

Scottsdale, Ariz. Sept. 6, 2022Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (NASDAQ: CISO), an industry leader as a managed cybersecurity and compliance provider, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., announced that it has completed the acquisition of NLT Secure, a cybersecurity company with headquarters in Providencia, Chile, and U.S. offices in Tampa, Florida. Under the terms of the agreement, NLT Secure became a wholly owned subsidiary of Cerberus Sentinel.

 

NLT Secure provides a broad range of security solutions and managed services to organizations throughout South America. Lorenzo Espinoza, founder and chairman, NLT Secure, will continue to manage the company’s team of professionals and will work closely with the leadership team in Latin America.

 

“NLT Secure accelerates our growth strategy into Latin America and is an excellent cultural fit,” said David Jemmett, CEO and founder of Cerberus Sentinel. “As cybersecurity continues to be a global challenge requiring a breadth of capabilities, NLT has made this its mission to help secure businesses and organizations. NLT Secure has partnered with our Arkavia Networks and CUATROi teams, also based in Chile, for several years and compliments our combined service offerings.”

 

“Our vision has always been to protect and guarantee the continuity of operations for our clients considering the challenging scenario of cyber threats they face every day. I want to deeply thank the incredible team of professionals that make up NLT, because it is thanks to their passion and commitment that we have managed to make this dream come true. I´m so excited to take this step together with the incredible team of Cerberus Sentinel, with whom we share a culture and a vision,” said Espinoza.

 

 

 

 

NLT Secure will continue to be based in Chile and Tampa, Florida.

 

About Cerberus Sentinel

 

Cerberus Sentinel is an industry leader as a managed cybersecurity and compliance provider. The company is rapidly expanding by acquiring world-class cybersecurity, secured managed services, and compliance companies with top-tier talent that utilize the latest technology to create innovative solutions to protect the most demanding businesses and government organizations against continuing and emerging security threats and compliance obligations.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, our belief that NLT Secure accelerates our growth strategy into Latin America and is an excellent cultural fit; NLT’s mission to help secure businesses and organizations; our belief that NLT compliments our combined service offerings; and our vision to protect and guarantee the continuity of operations for our clients considering the challenging scenario of cyber threats they face every day. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “predict,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “will,” “may,” “look forward,” “intend,” “guidance,” “future” or similar words or phrases. These statements reflect our current views, expectations, and beliefs concerning future events and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to our ability to raise capital; our ability to increase revenue and cash flow and become profitable; our ability to recruit and retain key talent; our ability to identify and consummate acquisitions; our ability to acquire, attract, and retain clients; and other risks detailed from time to time in the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.