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Palo Alto Networks acquires Console to automate security operations with AI agents

Acquirer; integrating Console into its Cortex platform

Palo Alto Networks announced on September 1 that it has acquired Console, a startup whose AI agents automate IT and security workflows in plain language. The deal, with undisclosed terms, folds Console's platform into Cortex, Palo Alto's security operations product.

Updated Sep 2

The race to build the security operating system

Money Moves

Acquiring CyberArk for $25 billion, expected close early 2026

ServiceNow just agreed to pay $7.75 billion in cash for Armis, a cybersecurity startup that tracks vulnerabilities across hospital medical devices, factory equipment, and corporate networks. It's ServiceNow's largest acquisition ever—and its third billion-dollar security buy in 2025 alone. CEO Bill McDermott calls it building an "AI control tower" for cybersecurity, while Wall Street calls it a land grab.

Updated May 16