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cybersecurity M&A

280 cybersecurity acquisitions by 65 buyers in our database. Cisco is the most active, with 48 deals. Identity, endpoint, network, cloud and application security.

Deals per year

  1. 92021
  2. 82022
  3. 92023
  4. 32024
  5. 62025
  6. 122026

Dated deals we can source. Earlier years may be incomplete.

Most active acquirers

  1. #1CiscoStrategic · 48 deals · last Jun 2026
  2. #2MicrosoftStrategic · 27 deals · last Jun 2022
  3. #3IBMStrategic · 19 deals · last May 2023
  4. #4Palo Alto NetworksStrategic · 15 deals · last Sep 2026
  5. #5Alphabet (Google)Strategic · 14 deals · last May 2022

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Recent cybersecurity acquisitions

CompanyAcquired byDatePrice
NethiveBregal MilestoneOct 21, 2026—
Oso CloudTinyOct 6, 2026—
agilimoPeakstoneOct 1, 2026—
OrbcomKeensight CapitalSep 24, 2026—
ConsolePalo Alto NetworksSep 1, 2026—
SocureSummit PartnersAug 27, 2026—
DefensXElsewhere PartnersJul 29, 2026—
KeyfactorSummit PartnersJul 7, 2026$1.0B
WideField SecurityCiscoJun 18, 2026—
AnetacClearlake Capital GroupJun 17, 2026—
ArdaBanyan SoftwareJun 3, 2026—
SGNLCrowdStrikeJan 8, 2026—
ArmisServiceNowDec 23, 2025$7.8B
ValimailClearlake Capital GroupSep 16, 2025—
Aura Asset IntelligenceCiscoAug 25, 2025—
CyberArkPalo Alto NetworksJul 30, 2025$25.0B
PRIM'XMain Capital PartnersJun 24, 2025—
PortnoxElsewhere PartnersApr 7, 2025—
DeepFactorCiscoAug 8, 2024—
BastionZeroCloudflareMay 30, 2024—
Guardian Data DestructionHousatonic PartnersMay 8, 2024—
IsovalentCiscoDec 21, 2023—
Dig SecurityPalo Alto NetworksOct 31, 2023$400.0M
OortCiscoAug 31, 2023—
ArmorbloxCiscoMay 31, 2023—
Polar SecurityIBMMay 16, 2023$60.0M
SecudePeakstoneApr 18, 2023—
LightspinCiscoMar 29, 2023—
ValtixCiscoFeb 24, 2023—
FuzzbuzzRipplingJan 3, 2023—

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