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Zscaler SquareX zero-trust
Zscaler’s SquareX Acquisition Signals a New Era in Zero Trust Cybersecurity
February 20, 2026
In the traditional castle-and-moat model of security, legacy Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) act as “digital drawbridges,” a measure that is no longer effective in protecting a castle without walls like the modern distributed enterprise. As…
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LevelBlue Fortra Alert Logic MDR
LevelBlue Bets Big on MDR as MSSPs Consolidate for Scale
February 10, 2026
Managed detection and response (MDR), once an optional add-on service to comprehensively handle threat hunting and mitigation, has evolved into a core operating layer for managed security service providers (MSSPs). With advanced threats and sprawling…
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CrowdStrike SGNL continuous identity security AI
CrowdStrike and the Shift to Continuous Identity in the AI Era
January 26, 2026
In the face of modern threats, identity has quietly become the primary attack surface for threat actors to target. Rather than needing to rely on high-skill hacking and exploits, the fastest way for an attacker…
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ServiceNow Armis cyber exposure management OT
ServiceNow Bets Big on Cyber Exposure as the Control Plane for Modern Security
January 05, 2026
The ServiceNow $7.75 billion acquisition of Armis, announced on December 23rd, redefines where cybersecurity decision-making now lives. As enterprises struggle to secure sprawling attack surfaces across IT, OT, cloud, and medical devices, the deal positions…
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ServiceNow Veza acquisition identity security
ServiceNow’s Veza Acquisition Signals the Next Phase of Identity-First Security
December 16, 2025
Cloud software company ServiceNow recently announced an agreement to acquire identity security startup Veza. Identity governance now sits at the heart of cybersecurity strategy, leading companies to make deals like this that combine the capabilities…
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Palo Alto Networks Chronosphere observability
What the Palo Alto Networks-Chronosphere Deal Signals for the AI Era
December 02, 2025
In the era of AI-dominated systems, cloud applications at scale, and a tsunami of telemetry, industry leaders have increasingly turned to mergers and acquisitions to meet modern needs. The landscape of enterprise environments and advancing…
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Bugcrowd Mayhem Security
Bugcrowd Makes a Bold Move to Redefine Security Testing
November 25, 2025
Bugcrowd recently announced in a press release that it has acquired Mayhem Security. This acquisition represents a significant inflection point in the trend toward AI-augmented testing to improve cybersecurity in software development. The deal combines…
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Zscaler SPLX AI lifecycle
Zscaler’s SPLX Acquisition Marks the Next Phase in AI Lifecycle Security
November 17, 2025
This year has seen a significant wave of AI-focused cybersecurity acquisitions as organizations increasingly seek to take advantage of the AI explosion to expand their capabilities and improve operations. With the growing prevalence of AI-empowered…
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Veeam Securiti AI data governance
Veeam’s $1.7B Securiti AI Deal Signals the Convergence of Data Security and AI Governance
November 06, 2025
Recent years have seen an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions between technology and cybersecurity organizations, a trend that is not likely to end soon. Information technology company Veeam recently announced the acquisition of Securiti…
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Dataminr ThreatConnect
Dataminr Acquires ThreatConnect for $290M in Push for Agentic AI
October 24, 2025
Dataminr is buying ThreatConnect for $290 million, a move that signals more than just another cybersecurity merger. The deal brings together Dataminr’s strength in real-time insights from public data with ThreatConnect’s expertise in internal threat…
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Vectra AI Netography
Vectra AI’s Netography Acquisition Marks a New Era for AI-Driven Network Defense
October 21, 2025
Vectra AI, a Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response (NDR), has announced the acquisition of cloud-native network observability company Netography. With market forces driving the need for convergence between observability…
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SentinelOne Observo AI
SentinelOne Acquires Observo AI to Drive Autonomous SOC Evolution
September 19, 2025
SentinelOne is moving deeper into the race to build the autonomous security operations center. The company has acquired Observo AI, a young firm known for its AI-native approach to managing security data pipelines. The deal…
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Varonis SlashNext acquisition
Varonis Expands Cybersecurity Reach with $150M Acquisition of SlashNext
September 18, 2025
The cybersecurity and tech industries have seen a growing trend of mergers and acquisitions in an attempt to meet market demands and consolidate efforts against rising threats. In this vein, cybersecurity firm Varonis recently announced…
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Ultraviolet Cyber Black Duck
UltraViolet Makes a Bet on Unified Offense-Defense for the AI Code Era
September 13, 2025
UltraViolet Cyber has acquired Black Duck’s Application Security Testing services business, a move that expands its portfolio and signals a shift in how software security will be delivered. The timing is notable: enterprises are churning…
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identity security zero trust
Okta’s Axiom Acquisition Reinforces Identity Security as the Core of Zero Trust
September 09, 2025
The surge of SaaS adoption, the spread of AI agents, and the rise of non-human identities are testing the limits of established identity security models. Organizations now face the challenge of managing not only employees…
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CrowdStrike Onum
CrowdStrike’s $290M Bet on Onum Signals the Next Phase of AI-Powered Cybersecurity
September 06, 2025
The last few years have seen a significant trend toward mergers and acquisitions to consolidate and streamline cybersecurity platforms and operations. Recently, cybersecurity technology leader CrowdStrike announced the acquisition of real-time data intelligence platform Onum…
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SentinelOne Prompt Security
SentinelOne's Strategic Acquisition and the Rise of Runtime AI
August 15, 2025
On August 5, 2025, SentinelOne signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prompt Security—an AI-security startup specializing in real-time runtime protection—in a transaction involving both cash and stock. The acquisition will expand SentinelOne’s Singularity platform with…
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Commvault Satori
Commvault’s Satori Cyber Deal: From Backup to AI Governance Pioneer
August 11, 2025
Commvault is making a strategic move to expand beyond its core backup and recovery roots. The company announced plans to acquire Satori Cyber, a data security platform focused on access control and governance. The deal…
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