ACCORDING to SecurityWeek, forty-two cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition deals were announced in February 2026, with high-profile activity from players including Arctic Wolf, Booz Allen, Check Point, Sophos, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler. Notable moves included Arctic Wolf acquiring Sevco Security to boost attack surface management and visibility in managed security operations, and Booz Allen Hamilton’s acquisition of Defy Security to expand its cyber capabilities in the UK and EU.
Check Point announced a trio of acquisitions—Cyata, Cyclops Security, and Rotate—to enhance its AI-driven security and exposure management, while Endor Labs bought Autonomous Plane to extend its reach across applications and containers. Other deals featured Experian’s acquisition of AtData, Palo Alto Networks’ agreement to acquire Koi for its agentic endpoint security tech, and Proofpoint’s purchase of Acuvity to improve real-time visibility and governance over AI interactions.
Additional notable transactions included Sophos’s acquisition of Arco Cyber, Varonis’s purchase of AllTrue, and Zscaler’s acquisition of SquareX, expanding protection for unmanaged devices and browser-based security.