AI Scramble Drives Cybersecurity M&A Boom

Dark ReadingPublished 2026-10-09 19:59 UTC

Welcome to another gangbuster year for strategic M&A activity in cyber, with 117 deals announced in the latest quarter. What's different: Many of the buyers are not your typical cybersecurity firms.

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