8 Cybersecurity Acquisitions Surpassed $1 Billion Mark in 2025

According to SecurityWeek, eight major cybersecurity acquisitions surpassed the $1 billion mark in 2025, part of a year in which the total disclosed value for all cybersecurity M&A deals exceeded $84 billion. The report notes that eight of the deals topped $1 billion, accounting for nearly $75 billion of the total, with several high-profile transactions highlighted.

Google revived its plan to acquire Wiz in March 2025 in an all-cash deal valued at $32 billion, while Palo Alto Networks announced an acquisition of CyberArk for $25 billion and completed the related Chronosphere deal for $3.35 billion to bolster its Cortex AgentiX platform. ServiceNow’s activity includes a signed agreement to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion and a separate potential acquisition of Veza for about $1 billion.

Other notable movements include Francisco Partners’ $2.2 billion bid for Jamf and Veeam’s $1.725 billion acquisition of Securiti AI, with Proofpoint finalising a $1.8 billion purchase of Hornetsecurity.