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CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode

CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode 2026-11-03 at 16:12 By Eduard Kovacs The acquisitions will add AI agent observability and automated AI security testing capabilities to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. The post CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026 2026-11-02 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs Significant cybersecurity deals were announced by Absolute Security, Aikido, Anthropic, Cohere, Hex-Rays, and Proofpoint. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise

Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise 2026-10-28 at 11:48 By SecurityWeek News The company will use the Series B funds to expand its platform for securing AI agents’ access to sensitive systems. The post Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise appeared first on […]

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Anthropic Acquires Confidential AI Startup Opaque Systems

Anthropic Acquires Confidential AI Startup Opaque Systems 2026-10-19 at 10:45 By Eduard Kovacs Opaque Systems has developed technology that lets AI systems use sensitive data while keeping it protected by the underlying hardware. The post Anthropic Acquires Confidential AI Startup Opaque Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis

Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis 2026-10-16 at 10:12 By Eduard Kovacs The Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction and Varonis will become a private company. The post Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection

Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection 2026-10-14 at 17:09 By Ionut Arghire The cybersecurity startup plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK. The post Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion

IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion 2026-10-12 at 17:25 By SecurityWeek News The all-stock deal brings Elisity’s least-privilege access technology into IonQ’s security portfolio. The post IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains

Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains 2026-10-01 at 20:16 By SecurityWeek News Hybrid risk intelligence company Osavul has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by 33N Ventures. The post Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026 2026-09-10 at 19:14 By Eduard Kovacs Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Fortinet Acquires AI Security Company Virtue AI

Fortinet Acquires AI Security Company Virtue AI 2026-08-18 at 15:06 By Eduard Kovacs Fortinet will use Virtue AI technology to enhance its AI security portfolio, including for AI models, applications, and agentic systems. The post Fortinet Acquires AI Security Company Virtue AI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Bank of America to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm MDSec

Bank of America to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm MDSec 2026-07-31 at 00:02 By SecurityWeek News The acquisition will add approximately 65 cybersecurity professionals to Bank of America’s operations in the United Kingdom. The post Bank of America to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm MDSec appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Act Security Emerges from Stealth to Fight the Patch Problem

Act Security Emerges from Stealth to Fight the Patch Problem 2026-07-28 at 14:00 By Kevin Townsend Act Security tackles the spiraling patch problem caused by AI’s ability to find new vulnerabilities in existing cloud environments. The post Act Security Emerges from Stealth to Fight the Patch Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace 2026-07-22 at 17:58 By SecurityWeek News Acquisition follows January’s Chronosphere deal, deepening Palo Alto Networks’ push beyond core security into observability. The post Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Cisco to Acquire WideField Security to Boost Splunk’s Agentic SOC

Cisco to Acquire WideField Security to Boost Splunk’s Agentic SOC 2026-06-19 at 10:22 By Eduard Kovacs WideField will accelerate Agentic SOC capabilities by expanding the lens on threat investigation to include identity, credentials, sessions, and blast radius. The post Cisco to Acquire WideField Security to Boost Splunk’s Agentic SOC appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in Dragos, All of runZero, NetRise in $4.1 Billion OT Cybersecurity Push

Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in Dragos, All of runZero, NetRise in $4.1 Billion OT Cybersecurity Push 2026-06-18 at 16:08 By Eduard Kovacs The deal values industrial cybersecurity giant Dragos at $3.25 billion, and runZero and NetRise will operate under Dragos. The post Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in Dragos, All of runZero, NetRise in […]

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SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal

SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal 2026-06-18 at 11:36 By Eduard Kovacs Israel-based Entro specializes in non-human identity and credential security solutions, and it will enable SailPoint to enhance its products. The post SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal

1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal 2026-06-17 at 15:36 By Eduard Kovacs Apono specializes in just-in-time access governance technology for humans, machines, and AI agents. The post 1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Geordie Raises $30 Million for AI Security and Governance Platform

Geordie Raises $30 Million for AI Security and Governance Platform 2026-05-28 at 20:24 By Ionut Arghire The funding round was led by Balderton Capital, with additional support from Crosspoint Capital and previous investors General Catalyst and Ten Eleven Ventures. The post Geordie Raises $30 Million for AI Security and Governance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026 2026-05-04 at 16:22 By Eduard Kovacs Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Airbus, Cyera, Fortra, Palo Alto Networks, Silverfort, and Socket. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Trent AI Emerges From Stealth With $13 Million in Funding

Trent AI Emerges From Stealth With $13 Million in Funding 2026-04-07 at 19:34 By Ionut Arghire The startup has created a layered security solution aiming to secure AI agents throughout their entire lifecycle. The post Trent AI Emerges From Stealth With $13 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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