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9 stories taggedmergers-and-acquisitions.

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AI Security

Fortinet Buys AI Security Startup Virtue AI

The cybersecurity giant adds a specialist platform for testing and protecting AI models, chatbots, and autonomous software agents, as the market for AI security tools heats up fast.

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Identity & Access

Cyera Buys Oasis Security for $1 Billion to Rein In AI Agents Before They Run Wild

Two Israeli-founded security firms are merging to solve a problem most companies haven't fully noticed yet: AI agents that grab every permission they're given and never let go.

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Threat Intelligence

21 Cybersecurity Companies Changed Hands in July 2026

From a billion-dollar identity security deal to a bank buying a British consultancy, July was a busy month for cybersecurity acquisitions. Here is what each deal means in plain English.

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AI Security

AI Money, Mega-Deals and Quantum Deadlines: The Forces Reshaping Cybersecurity in 2026

Record venture capital, a wave of company takeovers, and a presidential order on quantum encryption are changing the cybersecurity industry faster than most organisations can track.

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Identity & Access

Cyera Buys Oasis Security for $1 Billion to Lock Down AI Agents

Data security firm Cyera is acquiring Oasis Security in a deal worth $1 billion, combining two tools that track what AI agents and software bots are allowed to see and do inside company systems.

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AI Security

37 Cybersecurity Deals in One Month: What June 2026's M&A Surge Tells Us

From a $4 billion Accenture mega-deal to a $70 million automated-patching pickup, June was a busy month for security industry consolidation. Here is what moved and why it matters.

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Policy & Regulation

Accenture Moves to Acquire Dragos, runZero, and NetRise in $4.1 Billion OT Security Consolidation

The deal values Dragos alone at $3.25 billion. runZero and NetRise would fold under the Dragos umbrella post-close.

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Identity & Access

SailPoint to Buy Entro Security for a Reported $200 Million

The acquisition adds non-human identity and secrets management to SailPoint's governance platform — a gap that's become increasingly hard to ignore.

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Threat Intelligence

Dragos Buys Phosphorus to Close the xIoT Visibility Gap

The OT security firm absorbs an extended-IoT specialist, promising customers a unified platform that can actually see—and fix—the devices most asset inventories quietly ignore.

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