Zip

Zip Security (zipsec.com) sells a software-first managed security program that selects, deploys, and continuously enforces security controls for organizations that lack large in-house security teams. The product covers device management (laptop and phone enrollment, configuration, encryption, remote lock and wipe, security policy enforcement across macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android), identity protection (multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, access management), endpoint security (CrowdStrike deployment with threat prevention, ransomware protection, and 24/7 monitoring), compliance and audit support (SOC 2, HIPAA, customer security reviews, policy documentation, evidence and questionnaire support), employee onboarding and offboarding (secure device setup, account provisioning, access revocation), and data protection (data loss prevention, cloud app visibility, access controls).

Operationally, Zip describes a three-step approach: establishing control of accounts and devices via MDM (Intune, Jamf) and identity providers (Google, Microsoft, Okta); deploying a security baseline including device encryption with key escrow, two-factor authentication, and consistent antivirus/CrowdStrike rollout; and running automated detection and response, including flagging unusual logins, blocking malware, and isolating compromised devices. Zip purchases the underlying software licenses on the customer's behalf and presents a single dashboard that keeps the integrated tools in sync, while customers retain direct access to their Jamf, Intune, and CrowdStrike licenses. The company states customers can go from kickoff to a fully operational program in 14 days.

Business model

Zip describes itself as a software-first company that also provides white-glove support from an in-house team of security experts. It acts as a single partner to procure, deploy, configure, and manage a customer's enterprise security program, buying the underlying software licenses for technologies such as CrowdStrike, Jamf, and Intune and layering its own web application, opinionated controls, and 24/7 support on top. The materials describe this as a hybrid software and support model intended to deliver security quickly at a competitive price.

Zip resells and manages the underlying security software licenses it procures for customers alongside its own application and managed support; specific pricing terms are not disclosed in the available sources.

Traction

The company publishes customer case studies including Ambience Healthcare, which it says scaled from 15 to more than 150 employees while managing Intune, CrowdStrike, and its compliance stack through Zip; BD Emerson, which reduced client CrowdStrike licensing costs by 40%; Pull Systems, which deployed an MDM and endpoint security stack in under two weeks ahead of a TISAX audit; Pine Park Health, which secured a mobile clinical workforce to HIPAA standards; and Observa, where automated EDR and MDR integrations blocked a malvertising campaign. Zip's demo page displays a 4.9 out of 5 review rating, and the company cites thousands of real-world deployments behind its recommendations.

Latest developments

Zip announced a strategic partnership with Galvanick, presented as securing the full stack, and published recent guidance content on security maturity and mobile device management. In April 2024 a Business Wire item quoted Zip's Josh Zweig on a collaboration with Ambience Healthcare aimed at healthcare organizations.