Aikido and Deel Partner to Extend Security Coverage to New Hires
Summary
Aikido and Deel announced a partnership to extend Aikido security coverage to people hired through Deel, including code and dependency scanning, device protection, cloud security checks, and AI-assisted fixes.
Key points
- The partnership is intended to apply Aikido coverage to new hires brought on through Deel, regardless of location or Deel entity.
- Aikido says its code security includes SAST, SCA, and secrets scanning across repositories and major cloud platforms.
- Aikido's Device Protection checks installations such as packages, browser extensions, IDE plugins, and AI skills, and says it blocks malicious ones before installation.
- Cloud security checks cover storage, IAM, and firewall settings, including public buckets and access that should have been revoked.
- Aikido says AI AutoFix is included to help distributed teams address issues without a security reviewer in every pull request.
- PropertyGuru is named as an early adopter through its existing Deel relationship.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Security product partnership and integration
- Impact
- Aikido security coverage is offered through Deel for companies onboarding team members via Deel. The described coverage includes code and dependency scanning, device protection, cloud security checks, and AI AutoFix. PropertyGuru is identified as an early adopter.
People
Krishna PandeyCISO at PropertyGuru; commented on adopting Aikido through the company's existing Deel relationship.Sami BouremoumGeneral Manager at Deel IT; described the partnership's goal of helping customers maintain security as they grow globally.Vinit PatelVP Revenue - EMEA & APAC at Aikido Security; commented on the partnership.
Vendors
Aikido"Deel already made it absurdly easy to build a team anywhere on earth," said Vinit Patel, VP Revenue - EMEA & APAC at Aikido Security. "This partnership means security finally keeps pace."DeelDeel's whole job is making it possible to hire flexibly: whether the people are remote, contractors, or spread across entities and countries you don't personally manage. That flexibility is exactly what makes security
Products
AI AutoFixThe fix: AI AutoFix, so a distributed team doesn't need a security reviewer sitting in every pull request.Device ProtectionThe laptop itself: Device Protection checks every install, packages, browser extensions, IDE plugins, and AI skills, as it happens, and blocks the malicious ones before they install. .