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Between 2025 and 2026, Zscaler embarked on a consequential shift start securing systems making decisions inside them, not just the access.

Global security vendor Sophos has announced its intention to purchase cyber assurance specialist Arco Cyber in a move it says will help companies strengthen their cybersecurity strategy and overall governance. Sophos has positioned the acquisition as a key part of its “Sophos CISO Advantage” proposition, a set of capabilities it says will equip customers with security operations management using agentic AI, integrated platforms, and trusted human expertise delivered via its

Managed detection and response (MDR) is a mature market. Buyers know what “good” looks like. Providers know what they must deliver. The industry has clearly entered a period of rapid consolidation and realignment. Against that backdrop, LevelBlue’s acquisition of Alert Logic’s MDR business from Fortra may look, at first glance, like another tuck-in in an increasingly crowded market, one where a larger company purchases a smaller company—often with similar products, services,

CrowdStrike announces its intent to buy Seraphic Security and SGNL, kicking-off the industry's 2026 M&A activity!

In the cybersecurity industry, 2025 was a notable year. At one end of the scale, startups emerged from stealth following multi-million-dollar equity injections by well-funded, private investment firms. At the other end, security product and services vendors continued to consolidate, following an uptick in acquisition activity, fueled by eye-watering levels of cash injections. Many purchasers were known serial acquirers – Google buying Wiz, Palo Alto Network’s purchasing of Cy