The Short Version
- Sansec, a Netherlands-based e-commerce security company founded in 2019 by Willem de Groot, has joined your.online’s Performance segment
- Sansec’s products cover Magento, WooCommerce, and Adobe Commerce operators: eComscan for real-time scanning and Sansec Shield for active protection
- your.online is a Dutch hosting group backed by Strikwerda Investments with 60+ acquisitions across 7 countries and 1.3 million customers
- Sansec retains its brand, culture, and technical direction; the deal provides capital and commercial expansion capacity
- The acquisition is your.online’s first move into specialist e-commerce security tooling, distinct from its hosting, domain, and infrastructure portfolio
- No financial terms were disclosed
Sansec, a Netherlands-based cybersecurity company focused on self-hosted e-commerce platforms, has joined your.online. The announcement places Sansec within your.online’s Performance segment, alongside hosting, infrastructure, and mission-critical application companies. Founded in 2019 by Willem de Groot, Sansec protects Magento, WooCommerce, and Adobe Commerce operators from web skimming, malware, and supply-chain attacks. For your.online, a group that has completed more than 60 acquisitions across 7 countries, the deal marks its first move into specialist e-commerce security tooling. No financial terms were disclosed.
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What Sansec Does
Sansec’s two primary products address the specific threat landscape of self-hosted e-commerce. eComscan continuously scans and monitors Magento and WooCommerce environments, detecting threats in real time rather than on a scheduled basis. Sansec Shield provides active protection for Adobe Commerce and Magento operators, reducing the window during which unpatched installations are exposed to known exploits.
The practical value of that approach became visible in March 2026, when the PolyShell vulnerability was disclosed. According to Sansec’s own announcement, Sansec-protected stores had been shielded before mass exploitation began, meaning customers were covered in the period between disclosure and operator action. That gap, between public disclosure and patching, is where the majority of e-commerce compromises occur.
Sansec’s customer base spans online merchants across Europe and the United States, with a particular presence in the Magento and WooCommerce communities. De Groot built the company’s reputation on public threat research, which gave Sansec visibility in the security community well beyond its customer count.
Where Sansec Fits in your.online
your.online was founded in 2017 and is backed by Strikwerda Investments, a Dutch family office specializing in IT investments. The group operates a decentralized model in which acquired companies retain full autonomy over brand and operations while sharing capital and knowledge across the portfolio. Its brands include Gandi, o2switch, Heart Internet, Pair Networks, 1blu, Realtime Register, and Savvii, covering web hosting, domain registration, managed WordPress, and digital trust services across the Netherlands, France, Germany, the UK, the US, Spain, and Italy.
Recent acquisitions include UK2 Group and Shellrent (Italy), both in 2026. Sansec is the first security-only company in the group. Your.online’s Performance segment, which Sansec is joining, covers hosting, infrastructure, and mission-critical applications. Derek Swart, General Manager of Performance, described the fit: “Sansec is exactly what Your.Online’s Performance segment is about: a company that sits at the intersection of technical depth and commercial relevance.”
The Model: Independence Within the Group
Sansec will continue to operate under its own brand with its existing community relationships, technical direction, and culture intact. That mirrors how your.online has handled other acquisitions across its portfolio. The value to Sansec is capital and commercial expansion capacity that an independent company at its stage would take years to build.
De Groot framed it directly: “The race is real and winning it requires exactly the kind of long-term commitment and investment capacity that Your.Online brings.” The “race” in Sansec’s context is the speed gap between new e-commerce exploit disclosure and operator response. Attackers move faster than most merchants patch, and the business case for automated real-time protection depends on maintaining a detection and shielding capability that stays ahead of the threat curve. That kind of continuous investment is easier inside a capitalized group than as an independent.
Łukasz Nowak
Nearly two decades in IT. A decade in web hosting - and still in the trenches. Writing about the infrastructure that runs the internet from the inside.