June 2026 Cybersecurity M&A: 37 Deals Announced

Thirty-seven cybersecurity M&A deals were announced in June 2026, with several large transactions concentrated in identity security, OT and AI-focused protections.

1Password acquired Apono, an Israel-based provider of just-in-time access governance for humans, machines and AI agents, for a reported $250 million to $300 million. Apono’s technology will be added to 1Password’s identity security tools to extend capabilities for managing access across human and non‑human identities.

Accenture agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and full ownership of runZero and NetRise in transactions valued at a combined $4.175 billion. The three businesses will be combined into a single operational technology and industrial cybersecurity offering intended to increase visibility and threat detection across OT environments.

Aikido Security purchased Root, an automated vulnerability remediation startup with Israeli roots, in a deal estimated at $70 million to $100 million. A10 Networks acquired TrojAI, a Canada-based firm that provides AI red‑teaming and runtime protection; terms were not disclosed. Databricks reached an agreement to buy Panther Labs, a cloud‑native SIEM and AI SOC platform; financial terms were not disclosed and Panther was last valued at $1.4 billion in 2021. Cisco announced plans to acquire WideField Security, a California identity threat detection company, to enhance identity and session correlation across human and non‑human identities in its security offerings.

F5 acquired SurePath AI, a Denver startup focused on network-based detection of unauthorized or “shadow” AI usage; SurePath had previously raised roughly $6 million. SailPoint completed its acquisition of Tel Aviv-based Entro Security, a non‑human identity and credentials specialist, in a transaction reported at about $200 million; Entro’s technology will be integrated into SailPoint’s Agentic Fabric platform. Rubrik acquired Strata, an identity orchestration firm, to support a new Identity Continuity feature that provides automatic failover to a secondary identity provider during incidents. Francisco Partners purchased Paris-based EfficientIP, a DNS, DHCP and IP address management and DNS security specialist, with the company’s founders and CEO remaining invested.

Other announced deals during June included acquisitions by Axiom GRC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Brightline Technologies, Cegeka, Claranet, Neo4j, Quest Software and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp., among others. Financial terms were not disclosed for many of those transactions.

The transactions cover a range of technologies and market segments, including identity and credentials management, AI security and runtime protection, operational technology and industrial cybersecurity, cloud‑native SIEM and SOC platforms, vulnerability remediation and DNS/DDI services. Several buyers added AI‑focused capabilities, protections for non‑human identities and operational technology security to their product portfolios.