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Acquisition Streamlines Security Operations From Asset Discovery to Remediation
ServiceNow, a leader in artificial intelligence software, has made a substantial move in the cybersecurity landscape by agreeing to acquire Armis, a firm specializing in cyber exposure management and security, for $7.75 billion in cash. This acquisition represents ServiceNow’s most significant purchase to date.
Armis provides real-time visibility and threat detection for unmanaged devices spanning various sectors including IT, operational technology (OT), and critical infrastructure. This capability is vital for organizations in both government and commercial sectors, enhancing their cybersecurity posture significantly.
The acquisition enhances ServiceNow’s existing cybersecurity offerings at a time when major tech companies are actively broadening their security portfolios through targeted purchases. Earlier this month, ServiceNow announced its intention to acquire Veza, an identity and access security firm, for $1 billion.
Pablo Stern, ServiceNow’s general manager of tech workflows, has noted that integrating Armis allows for the delivery of comprehensive end-to-end security use cases. ServiceNow aims to utilize Armis’s expertise to improve its foothold in the physical security domain, responding to the need for pre-breach exposure management across IT and OT environments.
This integration is set to provide cybersecurity professionals with a unified view of risk management, compliance, auditing, and remediation processes. ServiceNow’s strategy includes offering a “single pane of glass” for users, enabling them to achieve a full operational loop, enhancing the business value proposition.
Post-acquisition, ServiceNow plans to ensure continuity in Armis’s operations and implement a phased integration roadmap. This roadmap will focus on merging platforms and enhancing data visibility, thereby facilitating a seamless experience across both IT and OT landscapes.
The collaboration aims to eliminate data fragmentation, a common challenge in cybersecurity environments that utilize multiple tools. According to Yvgeny Dibrov, CEO of Armis, organizations face difficulties in prioritizing actionable insights without streamlined integration.
While there were earlier speculations about ServiceNow’s interest in acquiring Armis, leading to notable fluctuations in Armis’s stock, the firm has been preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), although its current annual recurring revenue, at $300 million, falls below expectations for such a move in the near term.
This deal marks one of the largest cybersecurity acquisitions of 2025, positioned behind Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz and Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion purchase of CyberArk. The transaction is set to close in the latter half of 2026, further refining ServiceNow’s capabilities in cyber risk management.
