ServiceNow has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, marking the largest acquisition in the company’s history and a defining move in its push to fuse enterprise security with the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence.
The deal, announced this week, positions ServiceNow to build what it calls an “AI control tower” for global businesses—an integrated platform capable of identifying, analysing and responding to threats across sprawling digital environments. Armis, valued at $6.1 billion just a month earlier, specialises in monitoring IT, operational technology and medical devices, giving ServiceNow visibility across attack surfaces that are becoming more complex as companies scale AI deployments.
Executives say the acquisition will more than triple ServiceNow’s market opportunity in security and risk solutions and accelerate its roadmap toward autonomous, proactive cybersecurity—an area where trust in AI systems is increasingly seen as non‑negotiable for enterprise adoption.
The transaction, funded through a mix of cash and debt, is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approval. For ServiceNow, the move signals a strategic bet that the future of AI hinges not only on innovation but on securing the vast, interconnected ecosystems that power it.
