ServiceNow To Buy Armis For $7.75 Billion As It Bets Big On Cybersecurity For AI (marketwatch.com)
(Tuesday December 23, 2025 @10:30PM (BeauHD)
from the mergers-and-acquisitions dept.)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/23/2313234/servicenow-to-buy-armis-for-775-billion-as-it-bets-big-on-cybersecurity-for-ai
- Source link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/servicenow-acquires-armis-for-7-75-billion-as-it-bets-big-on-cybersecurity-for-ai-ba954ea0
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MarketWatch:
> ServiceNow [1]announced a deal to acquire cybersecurity company Armis on Tuesday, marking a new milestone in the software giant's artificial-intelligence business strategy. The $7.75 billion all-cash transaction is part of ServiceNow's goal of advancing governance and trust in autonomous AI agents, and the company's largest transaction to date. "The acquisition of Armis will extend and enhance ServiceNow's Security, Risk, and [Operational Technology] portfolios in critical and fast-growing areas of cybersecurity and drive increased AI adoption by strengthening trust across businesses' connected environments," the company wrote in a [2]press release .
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> While ServiceNow built its foundation IT service management products, the company has positioned itself as an "AI control tower" that orchestrates workflows across HR, customer service and security operations. Organizations today are operating in increasingly complex environments, with assets spanning from laptops and servers to smart grid devices, Gina Mastantuono, chief financial officer of ServiceNow, told MarketWatch on Tuesday. "But at the same time, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and more complex," she added.
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> ServiceNow's Security and Risk business crossed $1 billion in annual contract value earlier this year, and the Armis acquisition is expected to triple ServiceNow's market opportunity in the sector. Armis currently has over $340 million in annual recurring revenue, with growth exceeding 50% year-over-year, according to the press release. The Armis acquisition would allow ServiceNow to create an "end-to-end proactive cybersecurity exposure and operations stack that enables enterprises to see, decide and act across a business' entire technology footprint," Mastantuono said.
[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/servicenow-acquires-armis-for-7-75-billion-as-it-bets-big-on-cybersecurity-for-ai-ba954ea0
[2] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251222437177/en/ServiceNow-to-acquire-Armis-to-expand-cyber-exposure-and-security-across-the-full-attack-surface-in-IT-OT-and-medical-devices-for-companies-governments-and-critical-infrastructure-worldwide
> ServiceNow [1]announced a deal to acquire cybersecurity company Armis on Tuesday, marking a new milestone in the software giant's artificial-intelligence business strategy. The $7.75 billion all-cash transaction is part of ServiceNow's goal of advancing governance and trust in autonomous AI agents, and the company's largest transaction to date. "The acquisition of Armis will extend and enhance ServiceNow's Security, Risk, and [Operational Technology] portfolios in critical and fast-growing areas of cybersecurity and drive increased AI adoption by strengthening trust across businesses' connected environments," the company wrote in a [2]press release .
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> While ServiceNow built its foundation IT service management products, the company has positioned itself as an "AI control tower" that orchestrates workflows across HR, customer service and security operations. Organizations today are operating in increasingly complex environments, with assets spanning from laptops and servers to smart grid devices, Gina Mastantuono, chief financial officer of ServiceNow, told MarketWatch on Tuesday. "But at the same time, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and more complex," she added.
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> ServiceNow's Security and Risk business crossed $1 billion in annual contract value earlier this year, and the Armis acquisition is expected to triple ServiceNow's market opportunity in the sector. Armis currently has over $340 million in annual recurring revenue, with growth exceeding 50% year-over-year, according to the press release. The Armis acquisition would allow ServiceNow to create an "end-to-end proactive cybersecurity exposure and operations stack that enables enterprises to see, decide and act across a business' entire technology footprint," Mastantuono said.
[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/servicenow-acquires-armis-for-7-75-billion-as-it-bets-big-on-cybersecurity-for-ai-ba954ea0
[2] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251222437177/en/ServiceNow-to-acquire-Armis-to-expand-cyber-exposure-and-security-across-the-full-attack-surface-in-IT-OT-and-medical-devices-for-companies-governments-and-critical-infrastructure-worldwide
Lol (Score:2)
Cybersecurity and AI do not mix. Period.
Re: (Score:2)
They probably mix well in pleasing gullible investors - until the bubble pop.
And when they talk of "security", they never actually mean effective technical security, they always mean "compliance", so more tick-lists, certifications and laughable security-theater that won't stop a single adversary.
Re: Lol (Score:2)
There are a few actually useful use cases for AI on this space. For instance, allowing non-security users to find relevant information via natural language prompts. Or to display and predict trends over events. I sure would not trust AI to deploy fixes - although some agents can do that within the infrastructure space. But if AI can replace a worker, I pray for the day it replace the suits upstairs.