33 Cybersecurity M&A Deals Announced in August 2026
Summary
The roundup covers 33 cybersecurity-related M&A deals announced in August 2026, including acquisitions involving AI security, threat exposure management, fraud prevention, and secure data transfer.
Key points
- Brinqa acquired PlexTrac, adding penetration-testing workflow and reporting capabilities to its threat exposure management platform.
- Cribl acquired technology assets and IP from Radiant Security to add autonomous alert triage and incident response capabilities to its data platform.
- Fortinet acquired Virtue AI, whose capabilities include agent red teaming, protection and governance, continuous validation, and real-time guardrails.
- Palo Alto Networks acquired Console to expand agentic workflows and automation in its Cortex platform.
- Visa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, adding behavioral and device intelligence for fraud prevention.
- Other announced deals included Munich Re's agreement to acquire cyber insurer At-Bay for $575 million and Datavault AI's agreement to acquire CyberCatch for $94.5 million.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions
- Impact
- Thirty-three cybersecurity-related acquisitions were announced in August 2026. The deals span security capabilities including threat exposure management, SOC automation, compliance, deepfake detection, container security, AI security, secure data transfer, cyber insurance, and fraud prevention.
Vendors
BrinqaBrinqa acquires PlexTracCriblCribl acquires Radiant SecurityDatavault AIDatavault AI to acquire CyberCatchDeelDeel acquires ClarityEchoEcho acquires MinimusFortinetFortinet acquires Virtue AIKiteworksKiteworks acquires WAMNETMunich ReMunich Re acquires At-BayPalo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks acquires ConsoleVisaVisa to acquire BioCatch
Products
At-BayMunich Re acquires At-BayBioCatchVisa to acquire BioCatchClarityDeel acquires ClarityConsolePalo Alto Networks acquires ConsoleCyberCatchDatavault AI to acquire CyberCatchMinimusEcho acquires MinimusPlexTracBrinqa acquires PlexTracRadiant SecurityCribl acquires Radiant SecurityVirtue AIFortinet acquires Virtue AIWAMNETKiteworks acquires WAMNET