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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026

SecurityWeek tracked 37 cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in October 2026.

For a look at last year’s activity, see SecurityWeek’s 2025 Cybersecurity M&A Report, which covers more than 420 deals.

Here are some of the most important cybersecurity M&A deals announced in October 2026:

Endpoint security and cyber resilience firm Absolute Security has acquired FirmGuard, the UEFI BIOS firmware security and management business of Phoenix Technologies. Absolute will integrate FirmGuard with its firmware-embedded Absolute Persistence technology, adding below-the-OS management, continuous firmware integrity monitoring and patching, and compliance enforcement.

Aikido Security acquires OutKept and Cyberly

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Belgian application security unicorn Aikido Security has acquired OutKept and Cyberly and used the two startups to launch Noon, a workforce security business. OutKept is based in Belgium and provides phishing simulations and security awareness training. Poland’s Cyberly develops AI-powered attack simulations and tools...

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