{"id":208885,"date":"2026-05-04T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/cybersecurity-ma-roundup-33-deals-announced-in-april-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:05:20","slug":"cybersecurity-ma-roundup-33-deals-announced-in-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/cybersecurity-ma-roundup-33-deals-announced-in-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.securityweek.com\/cybersecurity-ma-roundup-33-deals-announced-in-april-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-04 09:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.securityweek.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

Thirty-three cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in April 2026.<\/p>\n

For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025, check out SecurityWeek\u2019s annual M&A report.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the most important cybersecurity M&A deals announced in April 2026:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Airbus to acquire Quarkslab<\/p>\n

Airbus has entered into an agreement to acquire Quarkslab, a French cybersecurity company founded in 2011 with approximately 100 employees. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is part of Airbus\u2019 broader strategy to build sovereign cybersecurity capabilities across Europe. Quarkslab\u2019s solution, QShield, is designed to safeguard software and digital assets against AI-driven threats and reverse engineering, with a particular focus on defense and aerospace environments.<\/p>\n

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Cyera acquires Ryft<\/p>\n

Cyera, a data security firm valued at $9 billion, announced its acquisition of Ryft, an Israeli startup founded in 2024 that built a secure and automated data lake platform for AI agents. Financial terms were not officially disclosed, but market sources estimate the deal at between $100 million and $130 million. The acquisition builds on Cyera\u2019s focus on agentic AI security, adding data lake capabilities to help enterprises securely adopt autonomous AI systems that depend on trusted, governed, and secure data.<\/p>\n

Everfield acquires Rhebo<\/p>\n

Swiss energy technology company Landis+Gyr has signed a definitive agreement to sell Rhebo, its OT security product division, to Everfield Germany, a European buy-and-hold B2B software investor, as part of a strategic realignment to focus on its core business. The transaction values Rhebo at an enterprise value in the high single-digit million dollar range and is subject to regulatory approvals. Rhebo develops intrusion detection and anomaly monitoring solutions for OT networks and IIoT environments.<\/p>\n

Fortra acquires Zero-Point Security<\/p>\n

Fortra has acquired Zero-Point Security, a specialized cybersecurity training firm based in the UK. The acquisition expands Fortra\u2019s offensive security education capabilities, bringing additional expertise in red team operations, adversary emulation, and penetration testing training, and will directly enhance training offerings tied to Fortra\u2019s Cobalt Strike, Core Impact, and Outflank Security Tooling platforms.<\/p>\n

Fortreum acquires Kovr.ai<\/p>\n

Fortreum, a cybersecurity assessment and advisory firm backed by Gryphon Investors, announced the acquisition of Kovr.AI, a compliance platform serving the US defense and national security community. The combined offering is designed to support the full compliance lifecycle \u2014 from readiness and documentation to formal assessment and continuous monitoring \u2014 across FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0, DOD SRG, NIST CSF 2.0, and GovRAMP.<\/p>\n

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Portkey<\/p>\n

Palo Alto Networks has announced its intent to acquire San Francisco-based (Bengaluru-founded) AI Gateway firm Portkey. The deal aims to establish an AI Gateway as the mission-critical control plane for securing and governing autonomous AI agents within Palo Alto\u2019s Prisma AIRS platform. The deal has been reportedly valued at $120-140 million.<\/p>\n

Silverfort acquires Fabrix Security<\/p>\n

Texas-based (Israeli-founded) identity security firm Silverfort has acquired Tel Aviv-based startup Fabrix Security, reportedly for tens of millions of dollars. The deal combines Silverfort\u2019s runtime access protection with Fabrix\u2019s AI decisioning engine to deliver an autonomous identity security platform for human, machine, and agentic identities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Socket acquires Secure Annex<\/p>\n

Software supply chain security company Socket has acquired extension security startup Secure Annex. The deal expands Socket\u2019s protection to browser, IDE, and AI tool extensions, creating broader visibility across the development lifecycle. Secure Annex founder John Tuckner joins Socket.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spin.AI acquires Revyz<\/p>\n

SaaS security provider Spin.AI has acquired Revyz, a specialist in Jira and Confluence backup and configuration management. The deal extends Spin.AI\u2019s data resiliency and security posture management to the Atlassian ecosystem, offering unified protection alongside Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Salesforce.<\/p>\n

Other cybersecurity M&A deals announced in April 2026:\u00a0<\/p>\n

ABS acquires RMC Global<\/p>\n

ADVANS Group acquires CORALIUM<\/p>\n

Alchemy Technology Group acquires IOvations<\/p>\n

Applus+ Laboratories to acquire Teron Labs<\/p>\n

Bridgepoint to acquire majority stake in iC Consult<\/p>\n

Cisco acquires Galileo Technologies<\/p>\n

Cloudcomputing acquires Innovate IT<\/p>\n

ControlCase acquires CyberNINES<\/p>\n

Corporate Technologies acquires RPM Technologies<\/p>\n

DeleteMe acquires Block Party<\/p>\n

iCOUNTER acquires ParseIntel\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netum Group acquires Cyberwatch Oy<\/p>\n

Nexus IT acquires Imagis<\/p>\n

PentenAmio acquires Armour Communications<\/p>\n

Protecht acquires VISO TRUST<\/p>\n

Remote acquires Bravas<\/p>\n

Scale AI acquires ICG Solutions<\/p>\n

Self Labs acquires Loam<\/p>\n

Suzu Labs acquires Emulated Criminals<\/p>\n

TekStream acquires ImagineX Cybersecurity Business<\/p>\n

VerifyVASP acquires Sygna<\/p>\n

Virtual IT Group acquires Security Centric<\/p>\n

WhiteHawk acquires Quixxi<\/p>\n

Related: Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026<\/p>\n

Related: Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in March 2026<\/p>\n

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