Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 26 Deals Announced in May 2026

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 26 Deals Announced in May 2026

Keypoints

  • Akamai agreed to acquire LayerX for about $205 million.
  • Check Point acquired Deepchecks to strengthen agentic AI security validation.
  • Cisco plans to buy Astrix Security to extend Zero Trust to non-human identities.
  • Cyera acquired Genie Security to improve endpoint data protection against AI leakage.
  • Torq, WatchGuard, and Zscaler each made deals to expand AI, cloud, and data security capabilities.

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